Chennai vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Chennai Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$415
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1096
$1818
🏠 One person rent
$146
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$334
$617
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$81.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$547
$943
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
77
21
😀 Quality of life
67
43
🏙️ Population
10.3M
9.71M

The cost of living in Chennai is 44% less expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 8755th and 6408th ($415 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 65th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chennai compared to 1.3 months in Nanyang. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Nanyang ranked 247th in China, while ranked 3835th and 6788th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.83
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.1
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.82
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$785
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$504
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$46.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.49
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.86%
5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1960
$6217
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$701
$3731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.15
$4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.32
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.3
$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.4
$6.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$5.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.7
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1400
$5135

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$382
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$300
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$363
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$315
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$299
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$331
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$331
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$337
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$329
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$333
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$357
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$322
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$482
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$329
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$352
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$328
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$335
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$332
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$272
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$268
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$275
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$293
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$293
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$383
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$280
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$332
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$329
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$302
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$354
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$351
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$332
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$320
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$278
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$253
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$332
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$334
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$332
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$310
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$296

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$687
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$652
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$678
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$660
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$658
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$669
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$702
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$675
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$759
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$661
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$655
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$681
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$704
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$681
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$703
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$671
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$758
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$667
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$663
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$671
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$677
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$669
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$668
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$674
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$677
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$786
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$655
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$666
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$716
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$562
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$672
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$678
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$666
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$666
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$667
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$698
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$658
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$667
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$663
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$671