Chennai vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Chennai Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$415
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1096
$2944
🏠 One person rent
$146
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$334
$1080
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$547
$1640
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
77
95
😀 Quality of life
67
81
🏙️ Population
10.3M
17.5M

The cost of living in Chennai is 62% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8755th and 4544th ($415 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 9th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chennai compared to 1.5 months in Shenzhen. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 3835th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.83
$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.1
$33.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.82
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$850
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.49
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.86%
4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1960
$17933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$701
$8408
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.15
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$2.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.32
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.3
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.4
$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.7
$689
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1400
$25954

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$382
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$300
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$363
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$315
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$299
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$331
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$331
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$337
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$329
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$333
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$357
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$322
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$482
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$329
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$352
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$328
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$335
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$332
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$272
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$268
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$275
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$293
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$293
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$383
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$280
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$332
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$329
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$302
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$354
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$351
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$332
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$320
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$278
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$253
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$332
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$334
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$332
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$310
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$296

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2380
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2884
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$686
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$762
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1610
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$612
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$757
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$702
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$863
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$648
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$709
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$668
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$692
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$730
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$724
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$716
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$718
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$702
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$701
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$760
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$1049
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$732
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$661
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$721
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$656
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$700
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$689
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$516
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$788
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$775
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$717
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$658
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$689
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$744
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$697
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$831
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$597
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$812
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$749