Chennai vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$161
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$720
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
78
24
😀 Quality of life
68
43
🏙️ Population
10.3M
6.56M

The cost of living in Chennai is 25% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8842nd and 7871st ($434 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 396th 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 236th in China, while ranked 3676th and 6810th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.54
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.54
$3.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.31
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1681
$11076

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$337
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$269
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$415
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$339
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$343
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$326
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$367
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$356
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$350
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$326
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$328
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$357
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$585
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$316
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$359
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$337
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$383
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$319
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$399
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$312
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$317
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$287
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$327
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$345
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$341
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$321
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$334
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$309
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$358
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$350
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$309
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$384
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$310
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$353
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$358
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$369
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$325

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586