Chennai vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chennai	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$437	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1065	$1981
🏠 One person rent	$159	$415
🏘️ Family rent	$272	$718
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$205
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$73.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$321	$976
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	78	29
😀 Quality of life	65	49
🏙️ Population	6.6M	6.17M

The cost of living in Chennai is 43% less expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 8898th and 6772nd ($437 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 30th 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 1.3 months in Maoming. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Maoming ranked 141st in China, while ranked 5272nd and 6717th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Maoming

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	Chennai	Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.25	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.1	$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.91	$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$2.1
🥤 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	$173	$480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$194	$619
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$27.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$42.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.96	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1914	$4664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$746	$2843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$2.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.87	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$5.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$5.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.8	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.79	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$9.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.4	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.8	$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1729	$16634

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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 Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$780
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$892
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$726
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$816
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$652
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$677
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$827
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$809
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$693
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$590
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$829
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$518
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$579
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$589
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1746
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$758
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$552
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$766
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$777
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$662
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$574
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$878
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2414
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$568
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$551
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$608
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$559
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$546
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$758
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$574
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$562
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$766
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$941