Chennai vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$2294
🏠 One person rent	$159	$333
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$1294
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	78	97
😀 Quality of life	66	75
🏙️ Population	6.6M	18.7M

The cost of living in Chennai is 43% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8907th and 6602nd ($433 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 49th 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 Guangzhou. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 4094th and 1036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Guangzhou

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	Chennai	Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$3.43
🥤 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	$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$15919

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$602
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$678
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$830
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$808
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$491
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$641
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$824
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$958
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1590
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$629
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$839
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2427
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$801
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$852
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$895
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$819
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$783
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$1014
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$780
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$774
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$774
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$746
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$726
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$795
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$691
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$794
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$813
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$592
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$605
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$725
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$538
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$618
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$607
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$623
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$611
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$713
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$671