Chennai vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$142
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
79
95
😀 Quality of life
65
76
🏙️ Population
6.6M
17.5M

The cost of living in Chennai is 59% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8947th and 5618th ($409 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 10th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5131st and 1163rd 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
$2.12
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$21140

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648