Chennai vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1140
$1915
🏠 One person rent
$152
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$643
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$707
😷 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 42% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8897th and 6735th ($430 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 1 months in Shangqiu. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 4021st and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.83
$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.06
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1935
$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.91
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.82
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.86
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.7
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1573
$17921

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$315
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$258
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$354
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$360
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$514
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$346
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$355
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$338
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$304
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$302
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$533
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$311
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$375
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$304
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$295
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$351
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$292
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$316
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$280
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$300
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$354
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$349
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$316
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$311
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$304
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$310
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$339
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$366
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$298
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$330
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$272
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$307
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$272
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$292
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$306

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$600
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1385
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$584
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$787
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$545
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$660
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$580
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$577
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$591
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$643
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$484
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$602
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$591
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$800
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$633
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$586
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$547
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$538
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$591
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$593
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$548
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$571
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$512
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$575
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$625
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$552
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$551
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$528
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$519
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$575
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$578
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$637
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$522
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$505
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$591
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$571
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$561
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$479
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$529