Chennai vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$142
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
79
49
😀 Quality of life
65
71
🏙️ Population
6.6M
8.78M

The cost of living in Chennai is 37% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8947th and 7630th ($409 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 134th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 5131st and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Quanzhou

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Chennai Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$9745

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111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954