Chennai vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$142
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$847
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
79
67
😀 Quality of life
65
71
🏙️ Population
6.6M
10.5M

The cost of living in Chennai is 41% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8947th and 7308th ($409 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 67th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 5131st and 3241st 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
$2.12
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$25442

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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 Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620