Chennai vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

Chennai Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$415
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1096
$2040
🏠 One person rent
$146
$266
🏘️ Family rent
$334
$481
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$547
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
77
68
😀 Quality of life
67
56
🏙️ Population
10.3M
10.5M

The cost of living in Chennai is 46% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8755th and 6335th ($415 vs $762) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 47th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chennai compared to 1 months in Dongguan. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Dongguan ranked 26th in China, while ranked 3835th and 5800th 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
$1.83
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.1
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.82
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$45.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.49
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.86%
4.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1960
$4995
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$701
$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.15
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$2.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.32
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$3.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.3
$69.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.4
$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.7
$447
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1400
$8907

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$382
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$300
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$363
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$315
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$299
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$331
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$331
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$337
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$329
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$333
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$357
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$322
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$482
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$329
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$352
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$328
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$335
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$332
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$272
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$268
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$275
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$293
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$293
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$383
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$280
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$332
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$329
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$302
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$354
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$351
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$332
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$320
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$278
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$253
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$332
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$334
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$332
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$310
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$296

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$863
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$1079
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$648
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$757
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$612
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$702
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$686
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2380
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2884
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1610
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$730
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$692
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$668
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$724
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$709
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$716
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$701
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$718
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$656
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$702
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$721
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$700
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$760
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$732
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$661
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$1049
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$775
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$689
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$516
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$788
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$717
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$658
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$689
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$697
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$744
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$749
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$673
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$679
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$705