Chennai vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1140
$1708
🏠 One person rent
$152
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$435
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$991
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
78
93
😀 Quality of life
66
66
🏙️ Population
6.6M
9.37M

The cost of living in Chennai is 31% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 8897th and 7405th ($430 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 160th 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 1.6 months in Hefei. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 4021st and 3963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.83
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1935
$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.91
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.82
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.86
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$28
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.7
$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1573
$8278

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$315
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$258
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$354
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$360
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$514
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$346
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$355
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$338
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$304
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$302
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$533
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$311
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$375
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$304
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$295
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$351
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$292
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$316
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$280
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$300
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$354
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$349
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$316
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$311
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$304
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$310
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$339
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$366
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$298
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$330
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$272
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$307
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$272
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$292
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$306

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$621
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$608
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$664
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$600
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$666
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$632
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$691
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$505
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$587
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$611
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$746
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$576
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$555
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$621
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$633
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$592
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$613
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$602
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$522
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$620
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$642
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$654
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$607
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$630
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$621
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$650
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$584
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$591
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$603
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$600
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$695
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$620
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$668
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$702
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$644
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$642
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$484
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$665