Chennai vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chennai	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$437	$622
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1065	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$159	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$272	$312
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$321	$704
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	78	43
😀 Quality of life	65	49
🏙️ Population	6.6M	6.65M

The cost of living in Chennai is 30% less expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 8898th and 7637th ($437 vs $622) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 136th 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 1.1 months in Hengyang. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Hengyang ranked 143rd in China, while ranked 5272nd and 6726th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Hengyang

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	Chennai	Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.25	$2.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.1	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.91	$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$194	$203
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.96	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1914	$2989
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$746	$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.87	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$9.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.8	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.79	$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.4	$63.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.8	$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1729	$7438

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$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

Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$584
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$634
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$527
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$603
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$584
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$564
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$750
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$612
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$592
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$569
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$618
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$765
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$660
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$593
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$897
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$571
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$595
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$546
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$766
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$572
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$511
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$547
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$587
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$590
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$568
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$777
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$625
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$548
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$526
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$596
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$589
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599