Historical Prices in Chennai

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Restaurants

Year
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant
Meal for 2 People,
Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course
McMeal at McDonalds
(or Equivalent Combo Meal)
2023 157.14 882.27 372.16
2022 166.67 880.91 371.36
2021 138.37 873.01 320.28
2020 124.42 921.18 294.88
2019 137.65 714.16 272.44
2018 115.81 653.27 238.95
2017 121.09 705.87 286.85
2016 119.23 564.27 282.81
2015 98.97 531.40 225.47
2014 82.16 511.13 215.11
2013 77.75 489.06 199.11
2012 70.54 398.97 167.00
2011 72.93 365.22 170.81
2010 98.75 493.75 167.27
Year
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter draught)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
Coke/Pepsi
(0.33 liter bottle)
Water
(0.33 liter bottle)
Cappuccino
(regular)
2023 184.77 370.58 39.97 18.71 140.92
2022 174.74 333.64 36.00 15.49 134.41
2021 154.47 273.50 33.51 13.48 111.20
2020 181.48 318.27 36.67 15.83 149.64
2019 157.33 274.42 34.94 15.15 104.80
2018 151.57 241.17 34.03 14.42 105.65
2017 143.29 244.85 32.53 15.39 114.76
2016 124.09 220.83 29.30 14.90 97.52
2015 120.44 221.77 25.62 13.47 82.96
2014 104.52 187.94 24.25 14.55 76.77
2013 102.21 187.67 22.53 15.00 70.21
2012 81.12 145.88 23.03 13.17 54.70
2011 81.32 135.77 24.33 14.00 40.00
2010 74.90 165.50 26.08 13.23 -

Markets

Year
Milk
(regular),
(1 liter)
Loaf of Fresh White Bread
(500g)
Eggs
(regular)
(12)
Water
(1.5 liter bottle)
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter bottle)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
2023 52.69 42.96 71.85 29.72 162.14 284.38
2022 48.66 41.26 67.29 29.72 148.25 263.41
2021 47.74 35.57 65.94 29.85 140.82 253.79
2020 50.07 36.23 61.61 29.00 148.69 240.40
2019 48.24 32.98 60.53 31.33 124.28 220.00
2018 43.97 29.59 61.08 26.85 122.50 203.64
2017 43.26 34.84 57.61 28.66 115.08 217.65
2016 43.66 30.11 57.81 28.80 114.14 222.50
2015 41.06 28.42 52.57 27.29 113.53 198.46
2014 37.60 25.77 49.74 26.24 99.47 141.50
2013 30.46 25.44 47.75 25.60 91.82 161.67
2012 30.91 23.71 40.82 22.87 75.77 128.89
2011 25.81 20.80 37.64 21.09 70.42 128.50
2010 24.30 17.50 35.33 20.56 79.33 155.00
Year
Apples
(1kg)
Oranges
(1kg)
Potato
(1kg)
Lettuce
(1 head)
Rice
(white),
(1kg)
Tomato
(1kg)
Banana
(1kg)
Onion
(1kg)
2023 213.59 125.90 40.70 41.18 57.53 43.02 74.09 38.33
2022 202.07 109.42 40.44 51.50 55.17 39.58 64.51 38.24
2021 197.79 95.93 37.59 42.72 54.45 31.49 58.59 40.09
2020 165.48 91.61 39.40 34.66 52.98 33.68 60.63 40.13
2019 162.67 86.19 36.08 31.00 53.82 34.12 62.99 36.96
2018 165.48 73.12 28.38 27.86 51.00 25.67 58.76 33.57
2017 172.01 76.25 33.24 37.95 53.69 38.48 62.94 36.63
2016 168.28 89.57 33.06 43.07 50.10 35.18 52.76 31.55
2015 158.44 75.79 32.41 30.00 48.32 29.73 51.86 40.80
2014 159.63 84.84 30.85 31.23 50.67 24.77 - -
2013 147.18 94.09 33.08 27.87 46.77 36.38 - -
2012 140.89 87.05 24.18 20.62 39.33 28.25 - -
2011 121.92 81.11 22.25 46.67 - - - -
2010 - - - - - - - -
Year
Local Cheese
(1kg)
Bottle of Wine
(Mid-Range)
Cigarettes 20 Pack
(Marlboro)
Chicken Fillets
(1kg)
Beef Round
(1kg)
(or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)
2023 647.60 578.00 322.23 256.56 475.71
2022 500.47 482.92 353.50 264.44 464.68
2021 557.14 572.73 292.00 238.54 457.92
2020 515.42 585.45 321.36 225.55 420.33
2019 489.17 555.00 282.35 235.58 392.73
2018 318.89 533.33 242.31 232.86 292.22
2017 487.38 587.50 194.00 216.25 307.50
2016 353.00 641.88 187.61 206.25 334.64
2015 314.00 661.11 183.33 199.58 250.77
2014 265.00 355.25 141.13 194.71 -
2013 261.79 383.53 109.25 182.33 -
2012 245.45 421.43 107.22 161.84 -
2011 212.00 415.62 100.43 138.00 -
2010 180.00 400.00 97.14 126.67 -

Rent Per Month

Year
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
in City Centre
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
Outside of Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
in City Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
Outside of Centre
2023 16320.52 9834.69 39785.71 23133.61
2022 14814.52 8922.41 35983.33 21266.67
2021 14405.17 8094.83 35723.21 19932.20
2020 13487.80 7734.18 33639.24 18932.93
2019 13366.38 7952.05 32767.86 18045.04
2018 13943.28 8151.26 33187.50 18569.67
2017 12039.06 7343.28 29353.85 16912.70
2016 12327.78 6988.77 31382.02 17677.40
2015 11420.63 7198.28 28771.93 16612.07
2014 11871.79 7242.86 28285.71 17171.43
2013 11614.29 7252.94 29028.12 17687.50
2012 9180.00 6108.70 28120.00 15708.33
2011 9093.75 5969.46 25597.32 16162.76
2010 8954.55 5166.67 21850.00 13777.78

Buy Apartment Price

Year
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
in City Centre
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
Outside of Centre
2023 144188.85 65639.73
2022 158516.69 58641.78
2021 160635.98 53233.99
2020 144354.54 50492.56
2019 134474.71 54111.34
2018 156766.30 52496.54
2017 134248.28 53596.88
2016 142876.54 52975.86
2015 143579.10 47618.46
2014 118680.77 47060.95
2013 142480.74 54745.47
2012 115331.41 46823.01
2011 103794.85 44213.03
2010 92708.49 44285.80

Salaries And Financing

Year
Average Monthly Net Salary
(After Tax)
2023 58167.48
2022 44102.29
2021 34740.10
2020 35230.99
2019 33234.55
2018 33695.50
2017 36111.15
2016 39315.79
2015 38489.02
2014 34161.51
2013 29407.89
2012 29755.92
2011 25765.25
2010 23333.33

Transportation

Year
One-way Ticket
(Local Transport)
Gasoline
(1 liter)
2023 36.06 104.55
2022 25.53 105.93
2021 30.29 98.82
2020 24.51 78.94
2019 22.73 76.61
2018 24.34 78.24
2017 16.74 71.53
2016 15.25 64.13
2015 14.32 66.51
2014 15.15 75.19
2013 13.17 74.89
2012 11.77 72.82
2011 11.53 67.77
2010 11.00 58.00
Year
Monthly Pass
(Regular Price)
2023 921.15
2022 1011.54
2021 1074.07
2020 1012.50
2019 994.40
2018 1048.20
2017 956.11
2016 938.10
2015 965.12
2014 842.11
2013 860.42
2012 987.50
2011 604.17
2010 442.50

Salaries And Financing

Year
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages
(%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate
2023 9.12
2022 7.88
2021 8.48
2020 9.42
2019 10.06
2018 9.64
2017 10.46
2016 10.82
2015 11.18
2014 11.37
2013 11.79
2012 11.18
2011 11.50
2010 9.75

Utilities (Monthly)

Year
Basic
(Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment
Internet
(60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data
2023 4144.28 748.07 345.43
2022 3031.80 759.89 -
2021 2514.06 838.53 -
2020 2672.68 825.91 -
2019 3044.61 932.18 -
2018 2735.90 1002.80 -
2017 2013.16 1066.82 -
2016 2644.29 1301.39 -
2015 2936.49 1345.32 -
2014 3281.22 1363.76 -
2013 2125.58 1236.21 -
2012 2943.33 957.14 -
2011 1562.50 1184.62 -
2010 1450.00 1125.00 -

Sports And Leisure

Year
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult
Tennis Court Rent
(1 Hour on Weekend)
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat
2023 1338.74 461.86 236.15
2022 1420.83 566.67 217.53
2021 1342.88 452.50 222.12
2020 1322.00 443.59 208.63
2019 1522.88 486.86 209.44
2018 1474.92 502.46 198.42
2017 1457.19 416.07 158.40
2016 1520.73 465.00 138.95
2015 1067.32 457.89 135.68
2014 1272.84 444.44 140.79
2013 1148.44 406.25 136.47
2012 1159.38 291.67 142.75
2011 898.48 175.00 137.65
2010 1016.67 430.00 148.89

Clothing And Shoes

Year
1 Pair of Jeans
(Levis 501 Or Similar)
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store
(Zara, H&M, ...)
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes
(Mid-Range)
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes
2023 1948.54 1983.33 3320.59 2519.97
2022 2289.36 2390.32 3661.54 2885.00
2021 2198.08 1943.59 3382.22 2755.81
2020 2123.05 2231.73 3059.39 2547.28
2019 2197.95 1955.36 3118.77 2456.78
2018 2188.72 1969.67 3137.44 2682.73
2017 2232.75 2346.32 3223.53 2387.96
2016 2195.28 2315.79 3233.89 2491.65
2015 2186.36 1544.09 2987.48 2396.36
2014 2166.63 1614.29 3363.96 2491.96
2013 2116.10 1640.48 3018.52 2096.30
2012 1964.79 1754.17 2847.62 2335.00
2011 2000.00 1400.00 2800.00 2055.56
2010 2041.67 1550.00 2850.00 2591.67
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