Chennai vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$6085
🏠 One person rent
$142
$1742
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$3071
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$540
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$923
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
79
100
😀 Quality of life
65
80
🏙️ Population
6.6M
7.41M

The cost of living in Chennai is 85% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 8947th and 640th ($409 vs $2663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 0.3 months in Hong Kong. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 5131st and 676th 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
$2.12
$7.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$60.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$6.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$5.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$2008
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$1474
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$3693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$2621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$27719
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$17176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$3.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$24.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$81.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$65.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$1128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$22758

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$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

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$995
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$678
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1734
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$548
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$694
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$638
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$873
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$785
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$954
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$627
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$858
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$777
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$801
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$908
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$600
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$793
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$474
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$682
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$828
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$766
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$797
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$802
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$778
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$758
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$739
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$751
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$705
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$702
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$729
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$711
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$714
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$892
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$528
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$620