Chennai vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$1875
🏠 One person rent
$161
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$353
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$967
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
78
95
😀 Quality of life
68
73
🏙️ Population
10.3M
9.5M

The cost of living in Chennai is 24% less expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 8842nd and 7900th ($434 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 401st 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 1.7 months in Foshan. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Foshan ranked 9th in China, while ranked 3676th and 1721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.54
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$87.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$5068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.54
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.31
$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1681
$23979

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$337
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$269
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$415
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$339
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$343
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$326
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$367
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$356
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$350
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$326
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$328
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$357
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$585
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$316
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$359
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$337
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$383
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$319
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$399
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$312
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$317
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$287
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$327
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$345
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$341
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$321
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$334
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$309
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$358
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$350
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$309
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$384
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$310
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$353
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$358
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$369
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$325

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Distance City Cost of living
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$742
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638