Chennai vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1140
$1973
🏠 One person rent
$152
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$742
😷 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 34% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8897th and 7169th ($430 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 97th 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 4th best city to live in India vs Dongguan ranked 16th in China, while ranked 4021st and 2941st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.83
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1935
$5615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$3422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.91
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.82
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.86
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.7
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1573
$20945

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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 Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598