Chennai vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$159	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$739
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	78	85
😀 Quality of life	66	68
🏙️ Population	6.6M	9.07M

The cost of living in Chennai is 16% less expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 8907th and 8584th ($433 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 526th 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 1.4 months in Shenyang. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 4094th and 3326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Shenyang

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	Chennai	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$25284

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511