Chennai vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$1718
🏠 One person rent
$161
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$720
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
78
19
😀 Quality of life
68
41
🏙️ Population
10.3M
9.71M

The cost of living in Chennai is 32% less expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 8842nd and 7280th ($434 vs $642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 199th 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 1.1 months in Nanyang. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Nanyang ranked 343rd in China, while ranked 3676th and 7103rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.54
$41.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$366
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$54.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$3895
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$1913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.54
$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.31
$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$21.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$4.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1681
$12778

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$337
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$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

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$622
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$589
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$614
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$600
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$601
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$605
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$624
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$554
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$651
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$601
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$608
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$570
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$639
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$599
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$580
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$543
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$658
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$563
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$498
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$542
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$554
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$525
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$629
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$539
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$590
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$584
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$524
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$531
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$604
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$506
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$624
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$594
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$589
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$580
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$538
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$580
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$544
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$605
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$574
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$583