Chennai vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1065
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$159
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$416
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$321
$648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
78
24
😀 Quality of life
65
44
🏙️ Population
6.6M
7.82M

The cost of living in Chennai is 27% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8898th and 7835th ($437 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 5272nd and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.25
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.91
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.96
$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.55%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1914
$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.87
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.8
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.79
$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.4
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.8
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1729
$17107

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$327
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$235
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$327
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$535
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$300
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$327
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$368
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$295
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$524
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$304
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$341
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$347
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$345
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$355
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$290
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$307
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$277
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$347
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$339
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$345
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$310
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$346
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$298
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$347
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$326
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$383
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$301
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$265
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$266
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$295
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$286

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$570
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$807
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$570
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$572
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$478
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$564
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$582
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$567
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$563
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$563
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$499
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$582
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$558
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$585
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$595
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$507
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$517
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$522
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$553
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$553
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$530
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$506
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$504
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$502
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$527
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$523
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$511
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$518
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$513
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$567
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$580
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$547
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$516
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$509
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$544
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$538
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$517