Chennai vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$151
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
79
95
😀 Quality of life
66
77
🏙️ Population
6.6M
17.5M

The cost of living in Chennai is 54% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8922nd and 6106th ($430 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 12th 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 4th best city to live in India vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5162nd and 1113th 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
$2.2
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$22916

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$322
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$236
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$300
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$533
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$359
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$285
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$523
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$347
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$341
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$276
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$344
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$346
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$338
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$299
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$349
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$292
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$348
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$331
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$376
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$295
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$264
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$262
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$282
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$271

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638