Chennai vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1065
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$159
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$321
$752
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
78
69
😀 Quality of life
65
72
🏙️ Population
6.6M
10.5M

The cost of living in Chennai is 34% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8898th and 7341st ($437 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 78th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Dongguan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 5272nd and 3389th 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
$2.25
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.91
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.96
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.55%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1914
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.87
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.8
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.79
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.4
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.8
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1729
$21416

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$327
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$235
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$291
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$535
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$300
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$327
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$368
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$295
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$524
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$304
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$341
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$347
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$345
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$355
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$290
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$307
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$277
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$347
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$339
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$345
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$310
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$346
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$298
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$347
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$326
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$383
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$301
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$265
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$266
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$295
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$286

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598