Chennai vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$2017
🏠 One person rent
$151
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$799
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
79
18
😀 Quality of life
66
47
🏙️ Population
6.6M
6.49M

The cost of living in Chennai is 35% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8922nd and 7479th ($430 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 91st 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 4th best city to live in India vs Shangrao ranked 204th in China, while ranked 5162nd and 6989th 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
$2.2
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$4424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$2203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$30231

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$322
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$236
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$300
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$533
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$359
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$285
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$523
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$347
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$341
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$276
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$344
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$346
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$338
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$299
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$349
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$292
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$348
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$331
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$376
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$295
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$264
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$262
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$282
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$271

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$586
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$610
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$594
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$617
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$428
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$628
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$595
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$598
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$697
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$682
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$539
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$667
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$599
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$544
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$634
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$654
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$634
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$644
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$763
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$705
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$646
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$579
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$602
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$665
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$860
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$656
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$603
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$652
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$588
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$680
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$661
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$680
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$630
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$677
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$643
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$651
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$682
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$668
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$603
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$633