Chennai vs Linyi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Linyi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$530
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$1404
🏠 One person rent
$151
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$301
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$68.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$793
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
79
19
😀 Quality of life
66
47
🏙️ Population
6.6M
11M

The cost of living in Chennai is 19% less expensive than in Linyi. Cities ranked 8922nd and 8538th ($430 vs $530) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 456th 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 1.5 months in Linyi. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Linyi ranked 194th in China, while ranked 5162nd and 6954th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Linyi

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Chennai Linyi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.2
$3.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$26.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$95.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$3202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$3.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$66.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$169
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$7190

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$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 Linyi

Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Zaozhuang
$542
77 km or 48 mi Xinyi
$571
85 km or 53 mi Pizhou
$576
93 km or 58 mi Lianyungang
$553
107 km or 66 mi Rizhao
$549
107 km or 67 mi Xintai
$566
109 km or 67 mi Tengzhou
$572
125 km or 78 mi Suqian
$617
137 km or 85 mi Qufu
$563
138 km or 86 mi Xuzhou
$514
139 km or 86 mi Laiwu
$564
143 km or 89 mi Zhucheng
$541
160 km or 100 mi Anqiu
$523
166 km or 103 mi Jining
$548
170 km or 106 mi Tai'an
$548
175 km or 109 mi Zoucheng
$558
182 km or 113 mi Qingzhou
$563
188 km or 117 mi Huaibei
$581
188 km or 117 mi Huai'an
$661
189 km or 118 mi Feicheng
$550
193 km or 120 mi Zibo
$554
194 km or 121 mi Gaomi
$515
196 km or 122 mi Weifang
$449
197 km or 122 mi Jiaozhou
$457
203 km or 126 mi Suzhou
$592
206 km or 128 mi Shouguang
$573
208 km or 129 mi Zouping
$566
214 km or 133 mi Yongcheng
$581
217 km or 135 mi Jinan
$547
220 km or 137 mi Qingdao
$649
220 km or 137 mi Changyi
$510
240 km or 149 mi Pingdu
$545
248 km or 154 mi Yancheng
$922
253 km or 157 mi Bengbu
$519
255 km or 159 mi Mingguang
$594
256 km or 159 mi Shangqiu
$602
258 km or 161 mi Yucheng
$540
260 km or 161 mi Binzhou
$748
263 km or 163 mi Liaocheng
$505
265 km or 165 mi Heze
$803