Chennai vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$2004
🏠 One person rent	$152	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$725
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	78	60
😀 Quality of life	66	53
🏙️ Population	6.6M	9.4M

The cost of living in Chennai is 39% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8897th and 6849th ($430 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 51st 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 4th best city to live in India vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 4021st and 6084th 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	$1.83	$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$12465

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$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

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$590
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$716
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$573
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$805
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1097
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$984
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$677
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$671
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$700
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$868
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$587
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$645
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$682
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$726
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$695
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$650
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$602
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$681
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$657
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$642
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$654
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$702
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$643
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$616
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$672
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$644
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$607
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$603
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$642
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$643
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$621
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$522