Chennai vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1140
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$152
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
78
96
😀 Quality of life
66
80
🏙️ Population
6.6M
17.7M

The cost of living in Chennai is 53% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8897th and 5950th ($430 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4021st and 545th 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
$1.83
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1935
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.91
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.82
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.86
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.7
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1573
$22267

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$315
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$258
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$354
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$360
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$514
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$346
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$355
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$338
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$304
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$302
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$533
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$311
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$375
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$304
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$295
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$351
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$292
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$316
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$280
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$300
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$354
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$349
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$316
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$311
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$304
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$310
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$339
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$366
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$298
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$330
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$272
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$307
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$272
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$292
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$306

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609