Chennai vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$151
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
79
67
😀 Quality of life
66
71
🏙️ Population
6.6M
10.5M

The cost of living in Chennai is 36% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8922nd and 7469th ($430 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 89th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 5162nd and 3662nd 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
$2.2
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$22205

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$322
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$236
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$300
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$533
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$359
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$285
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$523
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$347
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$341
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$276
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$344
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$346
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$338
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$299
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$349
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$292
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$348
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$331
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$376
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$295
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$264
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$262
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$282
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$271

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608