Chennai vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$1770
🏠 One person rent
$142
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
79
84
😀 Quality of life
65
71
🏙️ Population
6.6M
9.37M

The cost of living in Chennai is 39% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 8947th and 7494th ($409 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 101st in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 1.5 months in Hefei. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 5131st and 3146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Hefei

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Chennai Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$8681

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$628
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693