Chennai vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$151
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$829
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
79
96
😀 Quality of life
66
74
🏙️ Population
6.6M
18.7M

The cost of living in Chennai is 45% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8922nd and 6835th ($430 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 32nd 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 Guangzhou. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 5162nd and 2285th 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
$2.2
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$16938

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$322
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$236
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$300
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$533
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$359
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$285
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$523
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$347
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$341
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$276
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$344
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$346
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$338
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$299
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$349
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$292
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$348
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$331
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$376
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$295
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$264
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$262
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$282
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$271

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694