Chennai vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$161
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
78
96
😀 Quality of life
68
80
🏙️ Population
10.3M
17.5M

The cost of living in Chennai is 54% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8842nd and 5744th ($434 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 3676th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Shenzhen

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Chennai Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.54
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.54
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.31
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1681
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$337
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$269
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$415
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$339
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$343
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$326
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$367
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$356
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$350
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$326
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$328
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$357
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$585
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$316
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$359
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$337
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$383
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$319
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$399
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$312
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$317
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$287
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$327
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$345
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$341
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$321
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$334
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$309
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$358
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$350
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$309
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$384
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$310
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$353
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$358
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$369
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$325

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584