Chennai vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1065
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$159
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$321
$671
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
78
24
😀 Quality of life
65
45
🏙️ Population
6.6M
6.56M

The cost of living in Chennai is 27% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8898th and 7790th ($437 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 167th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 5272nd and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.25
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.91
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.96
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.55%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1914
$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.87
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.8
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.79
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.4
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.8
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1729
$10279

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$327
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$564
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$634
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$622
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$571
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$527
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$569
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$571
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$595
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$592
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$487
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$537
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$750
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$568
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$612
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$546
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$511
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$595
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$765
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$547
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$618
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$766
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$572
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$548
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$593
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$587
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$660
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$534
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$596
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$590
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$897
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$574
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$558
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$599