Chennai vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$2974
🏠 One person rent	$159	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$1056
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$1043
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	78	33
😀 Quality of life	66	72
🏙️ Population	6.6M	623K

The cost of living in Chennai is 64% less expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 8907th and 4641st ($433 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 17th in India and Greece, respectively. Check India vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Crete ranked 6th in Greece, while ranked 4094th and 1944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Crete

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	Chennai	Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$49.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$795
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$35.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$3592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$3109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$5.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$84.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$3997

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$243
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$308
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$352
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$310
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$337
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$380
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$351
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$330
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$289
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$578
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$331
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$307
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$378
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$307
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$291
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$306
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$353
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$351
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$334
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$325
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$320
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$355
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$340
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$382
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$289
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$274
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$312
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$279
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$325
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$287

Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1137
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1120
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1257
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1769
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1956
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$868
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1399
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1528
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1257
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1143
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1123
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1366
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1146
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$1054
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1228
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1459
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1095
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1106
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1045
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$1060
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$1005
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$1077
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$408
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$743
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1198
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$1148
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$407
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$741
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$638
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$892
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$663
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$876
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$600
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1080
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$612