Chennai vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$1410
🏠 One person rent
$161
$137
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$86.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$577
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
78
34
😀 Quality of life
68
43
🏙️ Population
10.3M
7.06M

The cost of living in Chennai is 13% less expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 8842nd and 8516th ($434 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 536th 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 Luoyang. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Luoyang ranked 238th in China, while ranked 3676th and 6813th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$2.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.54
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$4.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$151
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$97.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$20.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$31.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$8.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$1993
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.54
$3.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$8.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$0.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.31
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$19.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$75.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1681
$10091

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$337
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$269
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$415
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$339
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$343
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$326
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$367
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$356
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$350
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$326
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$328
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$357
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$585
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$316
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$359
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$337
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$383
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$319
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$399
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$312
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$317
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$287
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$327
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$345
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$341
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$321
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$334
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$309
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$358
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$350
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$309
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$384
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$310
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$353
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$358
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$369
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$325

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Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$525
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$524
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$538
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$539
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$543
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$554
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$544
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$542
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$531
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$583
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$600
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$570
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$580
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$506
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$554
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$605
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$563
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$600
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$580
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$566
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$599
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$579
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$585
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$541
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$612
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$739
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$589
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$589
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$642
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$578
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$608
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$617
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$586
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$640
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$746
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$622
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$578
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$584