Chennai vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$2065
🏠 One person rent	$152	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$505
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$800
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	20
😀 Quality of life	66	41
🏙️ Population	6.6M	6.44M

The cost of living in Chennai is 36% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8897th and 7052nd ($430 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 74th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Shangrao ranked 210th in China, while ranked 4021st and 6873rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Shangrao

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	Chennai	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.83	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$4836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$5.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$31722

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$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

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$601
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$616
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$621
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$642
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$585
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$587
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$506
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$555
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$603
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$648
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$611
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$642
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$726
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$681
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$632
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$576
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$613
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$672
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$805
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$669
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$600
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$650
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$564
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$716
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$691
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$600
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$671
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$670
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$645
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$679
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$625
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$590
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$621