Chennai vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$159
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$758
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
78
61
😀 Quality of life
66
53
🏙️ Population
6.6M
9.4M

The cost of living in Chennai is 41% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8907th and 6747th ($433 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 63rd 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 months in Ningbo. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 4094th and 6048th 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
$1.8
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.44
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$4.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$12898

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538