Chennai vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$1860
🏠 One person rent
$142
$229
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$401
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$1102
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
79
76
😀 Quality of life
65
74
🏙️ Population
6.6M
32.1M

The cost of living in Chennai is 35% less expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 8947th and 7730th ($409 vs $631) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 168th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 1.7 months in Chongqing. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 5131st and 1966th 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
$2.12
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$39.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$2743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$61
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$24949

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$595
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$625
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$629
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$618
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$608
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$701
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$588
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$625
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$587
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560