Beijing vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$1151
🏠 One person rent	$605	$161
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$167
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$864
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	78
😀 Quality of life	78	68
🏙️ Population	21.9M	10.3M

The cost of living in Beijing is 145% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 4887th and 8842nd ($1065 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 19th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 2 months in Chennai. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 583rd and 3676th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Chennai

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	Beijing	Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$9.54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$45.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	9.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$3.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$6.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$2.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$15.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$42.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$85.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$1681

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$337
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$269
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$415
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$339
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$343
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$326
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$367
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$356
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$350
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$326
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$328
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$357
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$585
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$316
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$359
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$337
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$383
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$319
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$399
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$312
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$317
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$287
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$327
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$345
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$341
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$321
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$334
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$309
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$358
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$350
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$309
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$384
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$310
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$353
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$358
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$369
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$325