Chengdu vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$1143
🏠 One person rent
$251
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$379
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$868
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
94
78
😀 Quality of life
72
66
🏙️ Population
20.9M
6.6M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 53% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 7209th and 8907th ($660 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 20th 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 Chengdu compared to 2 months in Chennai. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 1933rd and 4094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Chennai

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Chengdu Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$2.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$1926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$0.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$26
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$47.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$82.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$1425

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$329
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287