Chennai vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$151
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
79
49
😀 Quality of life
66
71
🏙️ Population
6.6M
8.78M

The cost of living in Chennai is 32% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8922nd and 7679th ($430 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 137th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 5162nd and 3611th 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
$2.2
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$9536

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$322
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$236
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$300
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$533
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$359
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$285
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$523
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$347
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$341
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$276
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$344
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$346
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$338
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$299
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$349
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$292
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$348
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$331
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$376
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$295
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$264
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$262
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$282
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$271

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943