Chennai vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1065
$1996
🏠 One person rent
$159
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$321
$792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
78
97
😀 Quality of life
65
75
🏙️ Population
6.6M
18.7M

The cost of living in Chennai is 42% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8898th and 6838th ($437 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 36th 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 months in Guangzhou. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5272nd and 2100th 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
$2.25
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.91
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.96
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.55%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1914
$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.87
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.8
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.79
$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.4
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.8
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1729
$14783

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$327
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$235
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$291
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$535
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$300
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$327
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$368
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$295
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$524
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$304
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$341
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$347
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$345
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$355
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$290
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$307
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$277
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$347
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$339
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$345
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$310
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$346
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$298
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$347
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$326
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$383
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$301
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$265
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$266
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$295
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$286

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677