Chennai vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1065
$1953
🏠 One person rent
$159
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$321
$767
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
78
20
😀 Quality of life
65
46
🏙️ Population
6.6M
6.44M

The cost of living in Chennai is 33% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8898th and 7433rd ($437 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 94th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 5272nd and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.25
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.91
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.12
🥤 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
$173
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.96
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.55%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1914
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.87
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.8
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.79
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.4
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.8
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1729
$28686

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$327
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$235
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$291
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$535
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$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

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$578
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$600
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$586
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$604
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$436
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$620
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$589
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$586
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$696
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$671
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$526
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$672
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$604
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$532
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$616
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$628
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$617
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$637
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$753
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$700
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$629
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$567
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$598
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$659
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$826
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$628
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$592
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$642
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$593
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$740
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$666
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$672
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$660
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$677
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$631
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$638
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$671
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$634
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$618
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$620