Chennai vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$2895
🏠 One person rent	$159	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$1237
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$1649
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	78	96
😀 Quality of life	66	79
🏙️ Population	6.6M	17.7M

The cost of living in Chennai is 55% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8907th and 5948th ($433 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4094th and 556th 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	$1.8	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$24117

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$243
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$308
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$352
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$310
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$337
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$380
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$351
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$330
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$289
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$578
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$331
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$307
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$378
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$307
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$291
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$306
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$353
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$351
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$334
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$325
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$320
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$355
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$340
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$382
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$289
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$274
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$312
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$279
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$325
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$287

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$641
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1590
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$491
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$629
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$830
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$763
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$602
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$1014
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$824
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$801
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$808
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$839
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$895
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$726
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$852
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$795
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$592
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$819
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$783
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$780
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$774
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$774
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$813
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$746
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$794
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$713
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$725
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$807
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$671
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$821
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$538
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$618