Chennai vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1140
$1713
🏠 One person rent
$152
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$443
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$732
😷 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 32% less expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 8897th and 7346th ($430 vs $632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 147th 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 4th best city to live in India vs Nanyang ranked 320th in China, while ranked 4021st and 7198th 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
$1.83
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$41.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$60.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1935
$3166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.91
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.82
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.86
$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.7
$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1573
$12899

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$258
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$360
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$514
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$346
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$355
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$338
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$304
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$302
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$533
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$311
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$375
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$304
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$295
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$351
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$292
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$316
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$280
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$300
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$354
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$349
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$316
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$311
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$304
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$310
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$339
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$366
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$298
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$330
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$272
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$307
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$272
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$292
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$306

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$600
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$571
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$591
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$582
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$583
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$591
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$604
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$538
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$637
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$577
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$591
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$552
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$621
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$586
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$576
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$529
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$655
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$547
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$505
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$528
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$538
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$509
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$619
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$522
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$577
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$580
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$505
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$519
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$588
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$512
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$615
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$577
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$584
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$559
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$520
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$564
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$504
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$600
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$558
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$479