Chennai vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$2417
🏠 One person rent
$142
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$752
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$922
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
84
😀 Quality of life
65
72
🏙️ Population
6.6M
11.9M

The cost of living in Chennai is 55% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 8947th and 6257th ($409 vs $899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 17th 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 months in Hangzhou. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Hangzhou ranked 20th in China, while ranked 5131st and 3005th 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
$2.12
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$7694
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$3840
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$25159

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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 Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789