Chennai vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$161
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$1117
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
78
97
😀 Quality of life
68
75
🏙️ Population
10.3M
18.7M

The cost of living in Chennai is 41% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8842nd and 6607th ($434 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 3676th and 955th 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
$2.09
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.54
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.54
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.31
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1681
$18235

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$337
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$269
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$415
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$339
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$343
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$326
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$367
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$356
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$350
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$326
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$328
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$357
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$585
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$316
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$359
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$337
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$383
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$319
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$399
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$312
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$317
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$287
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$327
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$345
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$341
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$321
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$334
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$309
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$358
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$350
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$309
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$384
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$310
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$353
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$358
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$369
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$325

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620