Chennai vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$142
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$1198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
79
53
😀 Quality of life
65
73
🏙️ Population
6.6M
9.4M

The cost of living in Chennai is 38% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8947th and 7558th ($409 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 5131st and 2343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Ningbo

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Chennai Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$15801

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538