Chennai vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1140
$1492
🏠 One person rent
$152
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$729
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
78
44
😀 Quality of life
66
43
🏙️ Population
6.6M
6.65M

The cost of living in Chennai is 27% less expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 8897th and 7767th ($430 vs $590) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 276th 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 1.2 months in Hengyang. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Hengyang ranked 140th in China, while ranked 4021st and 6669th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.83
$2.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$23
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$34.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1935
$3292
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$3135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$3.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.91
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.82
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.86
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$24.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$5.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$83.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$67.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.7
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1573
$8454

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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 Hengyang

Distance City Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi Loudi
$579
110 km or 68 mi Yongzhou
$609
110 km or 69 mi Xiangtan
$582
117 km or 73 mi Shaoyang
$592
119 km or 74 mi Zhuzhou
$575
124 km or 77 mi Liling
$563
127 km or 79 mi Lianyuan
$553
130 km or 81 mi Chenzhou
$724
144 km or 90 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
149 km or 93 mi Pingxiang
$577
150 km or 93 mi Changsha
$577
158 km or 98 mi Ningxiang
$570
189 km or 118 mi Yiyang
$586
204 km or 127 mi Yichun
$590
236 km or 146 mi Lianzhou
$755
238 km or 148 mi Ji'an
$600
252 km or 156 mi Xinyu
$564
254 km or 158 mi Shaoguan
$818
254 km or 158 mi Changde
$480
262 km or 163 mi Hongjiang
$543
262 km or 163 mi Ganzhou
$761
270 km or 168 mi Huaihua
$579
280 km or 174 mi Yueyang
$596
293 km or 182 mi Guilin
$522
295 km or 183 mi Hezhou
$758
299 km or 186 mi Linxiang
$569
312 km or 194 mi Jinshi
$533
315 km or 195 mi Shishou
$549
322 km or 200 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
323 km or 200 mi Jishou
$539
336 km or 209 mi Honghu
$589
348 km or 216 mi Chibi
$591
348 km or 216 mi Tongren
$573
360 km or 224 mi Qingyuan
$794
368 km or 229 mi Xianning
$635
373 km or 232 mi Songzi
$556
381 km or 237 mi Nanchang
$506
383 km or 238 mi Jingzhou
$591
391 km or 243 mi Fuzhou
$585
396 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$600