Chennai vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1065
$1702
🏠 One person rent
$159
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$321
$927
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
78
93
😀 Quality of life
65
69
🏙️ Population
6.6M
9.37M

The cost of living in Chennai is 32% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 8898th and 7469th ($437 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 101st 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Hefei ranked 35th in China, while ranked 5272nd and 4318th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.25
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.91
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.96
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.55%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1914
$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.87
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.8
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.79
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.4
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.8
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1729
$9056

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$327
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663