Chennai vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$161
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$643
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
78
24
😀 Quality of life
68
41
🏙️ Population
10.3M
7.82M

The cost of living in Chennai is 42% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8842nd and 6604th ($434 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 53rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 3676th and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.54
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.16
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.54
$3.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.31
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1681
$14498

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$337
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$269
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$415
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$339
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$343
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$326
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$367
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$356
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$350
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$326
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$328
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$357
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$585
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$316
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$359
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$337
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$383
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$319
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$399
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$312
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$317
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$287
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$327
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$345
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$341
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$321
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$334
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$309
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$358
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$350
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$309
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$384
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$310
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$353
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$358
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$369
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$325

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$621
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543