Chennai vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$1938
🏠 One person rent	$152	$224
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$442
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$957
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	78	88
😀 Quality of life	66	72
🏙️ Population	6.6M	32.1M

The cost of living in Chennai is 32% less expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 8897th and 7340th ($430 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 145th 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 1.5 months in Chongqing. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 4021st and 1675th 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	$1.83	$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$550
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$8.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$26796

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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

Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539