Chennai vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Chennai Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$415
$783
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1096
$1959
🏠 One person rent
$146
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$334
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$76.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$547
$1076
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
77
52
😀 Quality of life
67
54
🏙️ Population
10.3M
8.78M

The cost of living in Chennai is 47% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8755th and 6258th ($415 vs $783) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 35th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chennai compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Quanzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 3835th and 5964th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.83
$4.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.1
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.82
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$4.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$588
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$489
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$33.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.49
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.86%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1960
$2947
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$701
$1760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.15
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.32
$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$5.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.3
$14.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.4
$4.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$5.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.7
$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1400
$18976

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Distance City Cost of living
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$382
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$300
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$363
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$315
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$299
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$331
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$331
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$337
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$329
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$333
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$357
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$322
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$482
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$329
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$352
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$328
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$335
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$332
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$272
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$268
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$275
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$293
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$293
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$383
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$280
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$332
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$329
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$302
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$354
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$351
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$332
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$320
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$278
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$253
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$332
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$334
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$332
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$310
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$296

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$699
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$812
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$831
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$717
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$744
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$725
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$689
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$711
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$713
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$714
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$828
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$970
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$705
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$809
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$808
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$813
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$661
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$938
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$851
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$1049
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$732
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$849
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$890
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$760
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1076
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1260
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$702
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$911
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$935
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$885
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$646
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$1012
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$686
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$788
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$778
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$667
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$849
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$681
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$730
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$709