Chennai vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$159
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
78
24
😀 Quality of life
66
38
🏙️ Population
6.6M
7.82M

The cost of living in Chennai is 44% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8907th and 6542nd ($433 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 43rd 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 316th in China, while ranked 4094th and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$18304

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$329
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$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$633
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1433
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$613
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$538
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$524
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$611
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$587
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542