Chennai vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chennai	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$2015
🏠 One person rent	$161	$292
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$748
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	78	87
😀 Quality of life	68	72
🏙️ Population	10.3M	32.1M

The cost of living in Chennai is 39% less expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 8842nd and 6733rd ($434 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 79th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.1 months in Chongqing. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Chongqing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 3676th and 2233rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Chongqing

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	Chennai	Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.09	$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.54	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.71
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.3	$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.38%	5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1913	$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$882	$1622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.54	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.16	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.31	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.8	$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.58	$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.5	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.5	$346
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$27785

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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

Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$554
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$564
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$625
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$646
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$545
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$674
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$435
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$597
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$530
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$615
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$570
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$620
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$566
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$580
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$607
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$525
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$579
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$559
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$625
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$643
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$619
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$594
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$598
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$535
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$606
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$578
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$589
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$608
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$577
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$562
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$611
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$548
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$603
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$552
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$602
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$566
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$584
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$596
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$548