Chennai vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$159
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$831
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
78
53
😀 Quality of life
66
50
🏙️ Population
6.6M
8.78M

The cost of living in Chennai is 35% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8907th and 7155th ($433 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 142nd 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 Quanzhou. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 4094th and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$22902

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014