Chennai vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$161
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
78
71
😀 Quality of life
68
63
🏙️ Population
10.3M
10.6M

The cost of living in Chennai is 11% less expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8842nd and 8597th ($434 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 537th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Shijiazhuang ranked 31st in China, while ranked 3676th and 4919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Shijiazhuang

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Chennai Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.54
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.54
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.31
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1681
$4869

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$337
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$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
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733