Chennai vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$1595
🏠 One person rent
$142
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$765
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
79
17
😀 Quality of life
65
44
🏙️ Population
6.6M
9.71M

The cost of living in Chennai is 29% less expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 8947th and 8211th ($409 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 352nd in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 1.3 months in Nanyang. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Nanyang ranked 320th in China, while ranked 5131st and 7311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Nanyang

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Chennai Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$64.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$2960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$16421

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$555
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$521
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$562
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$545
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$541
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$533
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$575
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$529
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$599
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$556
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$519
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$516
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$593
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$487
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$556
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$522
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$596
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$504
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$540
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$520
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$514
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$524
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$589
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$522
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$573
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$610
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$513
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$520
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$587
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$523
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$595
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$583
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$585
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$525
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$525
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$537
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$513
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$600
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$554
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$492