Chennai vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$2415
🏠 One person rent
$159
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$786
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$1129
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
78
91
😀 Quality of life
66
71
🏙️ Population
6.6M
11.9M

The cost of living in Chennai is 49% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 8907th and 6287th ($433 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 22nd 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 1.3 months in Hangzhou. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Hangzhou ranked 9th in China, while ranked 4094th and 2189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Hangzhou

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Chennai Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$6.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$22679

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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 Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$742
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$585
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$698
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$708
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$703
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$702
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$731
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$733
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$690
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$749
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$771
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1136
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$706
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$718
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$729
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$702
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$685
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$612
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$694
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$633
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$674
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$719
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$630
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$620
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$661
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$903
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$651
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$629
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$738
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$748
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$712
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$674
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$774