Chennai vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$1689
🏠 One person rent
$142
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$424
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
79
17
😀 Quality of life
65
44
🏙️ Population
6.6M
7.82M

The cost of living in Chennai is 33% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8947th and 7879th ($409 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 222nd 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 Shangqiu. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 5131st and 7390th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Shangqiu

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Chennai Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$19212

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$306
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$588
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$811
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$595
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$555
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$457
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$575
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$610
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$583
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$567
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$565
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$531
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$605
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$585
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$589
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$613
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$487
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$504
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$514
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$519
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$573
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$557
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$491
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$523
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$484
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$533
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$516
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$502
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$520
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$520
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$590
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$599
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$562
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$508
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$523
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$521
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$560
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$492
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$522