Chennai vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$159
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
78
95
😀 Quality of life
66
70
🏙️ Population
6.6M
9.5M

The cost of living in Chennai is 28% less expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 8907th and 7753rd ($433 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 301st 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 1.4 months in Foshan. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 4094th and 2359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$24357

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$329
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$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660