Chennai vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$142
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
79
21
😀 Quality of life
65
46
🏙️ Population
6.6M
6.56M

The cost of living in Chennai is 32% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8947th and 7943rd ($409 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 243rd in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 5131st and 7142nd 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
$2.12
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$13867

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$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619