Chennai vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chennai	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$437	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1065	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$159	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$272	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$321	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	78	85
😀 Quality of life	65	71
🏙️ Population	6.6M	9.07M

The cost of living in Chennai is 21% less expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 8898th and 8245th ($437 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 5272nd and 3667th 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	$2.25	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.1	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.91	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$2.46
🥤 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	$173	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$194	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.96	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1914	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$746	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.87	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.8	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.79	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.4	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.8	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1729	$24707

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$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

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501