Chennai vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$1789
🏠 One person rent
$159
$258
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
78
19
😀 Quality of life
66
38
🏙️ Population
6.6M
9.71M

The cost of living in Chennai is 34% less expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 8907th and 7242nd ($433 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 159th 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 Nanyang. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Nanyang ranked 314th in China, while ranked 4094th and 7154th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$3339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$1967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$367
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$14023

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$329
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$614
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$587
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$614
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$594
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$591
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$611
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$622
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$555
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$659
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$599
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$612
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$571
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$650
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$610
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$574
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$542
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$683
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$568
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$541
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$559
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$521
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$647
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$535
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$599
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$599
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$517
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$531
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$612
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$522
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$647
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$598
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$606
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$551
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$554
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$525
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$626
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$575
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$502