Chennai vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$578
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$1586
🏠 One person rent
$151
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$723
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
79
17
😀 Quality of life
66
44
🏙️ Population
6.6M
9.71M

The cost of living in Chennai is 26% less expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 8922nd and 8149th ($430 vs $578) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 300th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 1.3 months in Nanyang. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Nanyang ranked 322nd in China, while ranked 5162nd and 7322nd 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
$2.2
$2.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$9.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$1639
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$3.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$22.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$14394

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111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$322
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$236
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$300
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$533
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$359
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$285
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$523
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$347
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$341
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$276
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$344
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$346
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$338
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$299
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$349
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$292
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$348
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$331
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$376
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$295
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$264
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$262
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$282
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$271

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$555
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$526
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$561
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$544
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$540
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$542
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$570
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$523
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$596
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$554
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$543
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$520
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$594
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$491
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$553
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$518
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$596
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$509
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$525
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$516
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$518
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$514
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$590
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$516
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$575
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$598
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$506
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$516
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$589
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$511
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$591
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$572
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$585
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$517
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$518
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$529
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$507
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$599
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$562
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$489