Chennai vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$159
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
78
69
😀 Quality of life
66
69
🏙️ Population
6.6M
10.5M

The cost of living in Chennai is 36% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8907th and 7055th ($433 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 115th 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 Dongguan. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 4094th and 3115th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Dongguan

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Chennai Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$21927

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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

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623