Chennai vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$159	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$727
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	78	24
😀 Quality of life	66	39
🏙️ Population	6.6M	6.56M

The cost of living in Chennai is 29% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8907th and 7649th ($433 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 262nd 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 Shaoyang. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 4094th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Shaoyang

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	Chennai	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$10066

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610