Chennai vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Chennai Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$415
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1096
$1803
🏠 One person rent
$146
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$334
$447
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$74.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$547
$868
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
77
95
😀 Quality of life
67
58
🏙️ Population
10.3M
9.5M

The cost of living in Chennai is 36% less expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 8755th and 7300th ($415 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 486th 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 1.3 months in Foshan. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Foshan ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 3835th and 5593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.83
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.1
$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.82
$4.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$3.09
🥤 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
$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.49
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.86%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1960
$5675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$701
$2314
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.15
$4.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.32
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.3
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.4
$6.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$3.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$59.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.7
$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1400
$25493

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$382
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$863
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$702
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$612
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$762
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$724
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$730
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$668
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$686
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1610
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$716
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$1079
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$757
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2380
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2884
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$718
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$692
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$721
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$701
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$656
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$700
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$709
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$689
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$516
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$717
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$775
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$702
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$732
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$760
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$658
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$697
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$788
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$661
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$1049
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$705
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$679
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$749
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$673
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$597
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$697