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Prices verified 9 Oct 2026 — not real-time. All figures USD. See our Planning methodology.
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Moderate hotel · 3 days · North Stand, South Stand (Nagpur) · KMK Terrace (Chennai) · East/West Stand (Ahmedabad)
| Origin City | Flight | Hotel | Ticket | Food | Local travel | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | ||||||
| Cairo | US$406–US$715 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$570–US$943 |
| Casablanca | US$697–US$965 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$861–US$1,193 |
| Johannesburg | US$764–US$1,040 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$928–US$1,268 |
| Nairobi | US$559–US$670 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$723–US$898 |
| Asia-Pacific | ||||||
| Bangalore | US$48–US$83 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$212–US$311 |
| Beijing | US$599–US$762 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$763–US$990 |
| Doha | US$303–US$696 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$467–US$924 |
| Dubai | US$307–US$556 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$471–US$784 |
| Hong Kong | US$454–US$1,033 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$618–US$1,261 |
| Manila | US$373–US$788 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$537–US$1,016 |
| Melbourne | US$717–US$1,245 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$881–US$1,473 |
| Mumbai | US$118–US$126 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$282–US$354 |
| New Delhi | US$114–US$191 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$278–US$419 |
| Seoul | US$681–US$931 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$845–US$1,159 |
| Shanghai | US$521–US$608 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$685–US$836 |
| Singapore | US$335–US$744 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$499–US$972 |
| Sydney | US$781–US$1,244 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$945–US$1,472 |
| Tokyo | US$693–US$1,297 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$857–US$1,525 |
| Europe | ||||||
| Amsterdam | US$509–US$996 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$673–US$1,224 |
| Barcelona | US$640–US$700 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$804–US$928 |
| Berlin | US$788–US$1,022 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$952–US$1,250 |
| Dublin | US$627–US$912 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$791–US$1,140 |
| London | US$583–US$1,139 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$747–US$1,367 |
| Madrid | US$579–US$863 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$743–US$1,091 |
| Manchester | US$693–US$1,040 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$857–US$1,268 |
| Milan | US$592–US$1,268 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$756–US$1,496 |
| Moscow | US$666–US$1,415 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$830–US$1,643 |
| Munich | US$614–US$1,029 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$778–US$1,257 |
| Paris | US$607–US$1,100 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$771–US$1,328 |
| Rome | US$569–US$851 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$733–US$1,079 |
| Stockholm | US$683–US$935 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$847–US$1,163 |
| Zurich | US$525–US$1,114 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$689–US$1,342 |
| Latin America | ||||||
| Buenos Aires | US$2,567–US$2,816 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$2,731–US$3,044 |
| Mexico City | US$1,299–US$1,643 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$1,463–US$1,871 |
| Rio de Janeiro | US$1,880–US$1,992 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$2,044–US$2,220 |
| Sao Paulo | US$1,486–US$1,796 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$1,650–US$2,024 |
| North America | ||||||
| Atlanta | US$908–US$1,087 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$1,072–US$1,315 |
| Boston | US$852–US$1,134 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$1,016–US$1,362 |
| Chicago | US$890–US$1,224 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$1,054–US$1,452 |
| Dallas | US$1,228–US$1,678 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$1,392–US$1,906 |
| Los Angeles | US$1,026–US$1,309 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$1,190–US$1,537 |
| Miami | US$1,370–US$1,814 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$1,534–US$2,042 |
| Montreal | US$1,259–US$1,522 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$1,423–US$1,750 |
| New York City | US$697–US$1,347 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$861–US$1,575 |
| Philadelphia | US$805–US$952 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$969–US$1,180 |
| San Francisco | US$904–US$1,252 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$1,068–US$1,480 |
| Toronto | US$1,289–US$1,608 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$1,453–US$1,836 |
| Vancouver | US$1,328–US$1,561 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$1,492–US$1,789 |
| Washington D.C. | US$878–US$1,303 | US$102–US$141 | US$12–US$37 | US$29 | US$21 | US$1,042–US$1,531 |
Africa
Cairo
US$570–US$943
Casablanca
US$861–US$1,193
Johannesburg
US$928–US$1,268
Nairobi
US$723–US$898
Asia-Pacific
Bangalore
US$212–US$311
Beijing
US$763–US$990
Doha
US$467–US$924
Dubai
US$471–US$784
Hong Kong
US$618–US$1,261
Manila
US$537–US$1,016
Melbourne
US$881–US$1,473
Mumbai
US$282–US$354
New Delhi
US$278–US$419
Seoul
US$845–US$1,159
Shanghai
US$685–US$836
Singapore
US$499–US$972
Sydney
US$945–US$1,472
Tokyo
US$857–US$1,525
Europe
Amsterdam
US$673–US$1,224
Barcelona
US$804–US$928
Berlin
US$952–US$1,250
Dublin
US$791–US$1,140
London
US$747–US$1,367
Madrid
US$743–US$1,091
Manchester
US$857–US$1,268
Milan
US$756–US$1,496
Moscow
US$830–US$1,643
Munich
US$778–US$1,257
Paris
US$771–US$1,328
Rome
US$733–US$1,079
Stockholm
US$847–US$1,163
Zurich
US$689–US$1,342
Latin America
Buenos Aires
US$2,731–US$3,044
Mexico City
US$1,463–US$1,871
Rio de Janeiro
US$2,044–US$2,220
Sao Paulo
US$1,650–US$2,024
North America
Atlanta
US$1,072–US$1,315
Boston
US$1,016–US$1,362
Chicago
US$1,054–US$1,452
Dallas
US$1,392–US$1,906
Los Angeles
US$1,190–US$1,537
Miami
US$1,534–US$2,042
Montreal
US$1,423–US$1,750
New York City
US$861–US$1,575
Philadelphia
US$969–US$1,180
San Francisco
US$1,068–US$1,480
Toronto
US$1,453–US$1,836
Vancouver
US$1,492–US$1,789
Washington D.C.
US$1,042–US$1,531
Flight: round-trip, economy.
Local travel: a mix of taxis and public transport.
Food: per person, per day — casual dining, not fine dining.
Getting around, cheaply
This range covers a mix of taxis/autos and Chennai's MTC buses and rail — the Chepauk MRTS station sits a 4-minute walk from the stadium gate if you want the cheaper option. Chennai has repeatedly offered free metro and bus travel for match ticket holders at Chepauk (IPL 2025, the 2025 India-Australia T20) — worth checking before the Test, since the same offer may well repeat.
A local money-saving trick
This range covers casual tiffin-house and "meals" dining, not restaurant dining — Chennai's food costs are low even by Indian standards. The real budget move is a fixed-price lunch "meals" (rice, sambar, rasam, a couple of curries, thali-style) at a tiffin chain like Murugan Idli Shop, typically around ₹270-350 for a full plate.
Hotel, food, and local travel costs above are researched for Chennai only and used as a benchmark for Nagpur and Ahmedabad — those two cities haven't been independently priced.
Also budget for
Covering all three cities means two domestic connector flights not included in the Flight column above: Chennai–Nagpur (no direct route, connects through Hyderabad, Mumbai, or Delhi) and Chennai–Ahmedabad (direct, under two hours) — budget US$275–355 for both, round-trip. The India e-Tourist visa (US$10–40) and real day-trip/safari costs (Mahabalipuram, the Statue of Unity, Tadoba and Gir safari permits) are also real costs on top of this table — see the cost guide for exact prices.
Prices shown are indicative for planning purposes — check the event's official ticketing/booking pages, flight and hotel booking websites for current availability and pricing.