Beijing vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$1140
🏠 One person rent	$575	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$346
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$848
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	78
😀 Quality of life	75	66
🏙️ Population	21.9M	6.6M

The cost of living in Beijing is 136% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 5387th and 8897th ($1016 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 17th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 2 months in Chennai. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 989th and 4021st 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	$3.86	$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$1935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$6.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$0.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$80.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$1573

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306