Chennai vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$142
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$1288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
79
96
😀 Quality of life
65
77
🏙️ Population
6.6M
18.7M

The cost of living in Chennai is 48% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8947th and 6854th ($409 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 34th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5131st and 1149th 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
$2.12
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$19408

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711