Beijing vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$1065
🏠 One person rent	$589	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$272
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$321
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	78
😀 Quality of life	73	65
🏙️ Population	21.9M	6.6M

The cost of living in Beijing is 135% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 5355th and 8898th ($1029 vs $437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 17th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.7 months in Chennai. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Chennai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 2546th and 5272nd 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	$4.24	$2.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$3.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$8.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	9.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$1914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$0.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$6.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$0.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$2.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$50.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$70.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$1729

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$235
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$291
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$535
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$300
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$327
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$368
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$295
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$524
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$304
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$341
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$347
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$345
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$286
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$290
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$277
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$347
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$339
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$345
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$346
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$298
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$347
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$326
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$383
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$265
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$266
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$295
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$286