Chennai vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1065
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$159
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$321
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
78
96
😀 Quality of life
65
78
🏙️ Population
6.6M
17.5M

The cost of living in Chennai is 50% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8898th and 6334th ($437 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5272nd and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.25
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.91
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.12
🥤 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
$173
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.96
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.55%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1914
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.87
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.8
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.79
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.4
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.8
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1729
$22402

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634