Chennai vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$2674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$6072
🏠 One person rent
$151
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$3066
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$234
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$1241
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
79
100
😀 Quality of life
66
82
🏙️ Population
6.6M
7.41M

The cost of living in Chennai is 84% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 8922nd and 621st ($430 vs $2674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 5162nd and 632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Hong Kong

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Chennai Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.2
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$6.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$2025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$1485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$3592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$2650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$25175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$16126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$24.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$77.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$1026
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$22890

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$322
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$236
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$300
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$533
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$359
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$285
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$523
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$347
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$341
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$276
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$344
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$346
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$338
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$299
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$349
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$292
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$348
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$331
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$376
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$295
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$264
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$262
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$282
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$271

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608