Chennai vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$1387
🏠 One person rent
$142
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$339
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$800
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
79
58
😀 Quality of life
65
68
🏙️ Population
6.6M
10.6M

The cost of living in Chennai is 21% less expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8947th and 8567th ($409 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 492nd 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 1.5 months in Shijiazhuang. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Shijiazhuang ranked 36th in China, while ranked 5131st and 4412th 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
$2.12
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$53
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$6.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$1671
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$3.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$35
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$5149

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$306
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$541
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$541
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$541
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$539
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$556
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$541
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$567
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$525
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$579
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$574
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$522
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$480
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$480
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$550
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$576
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$549
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$556
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$580
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$549
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$511
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$539
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$574
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$666
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$666
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$538
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$764
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$623
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$508
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$549
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$538
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$629
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$684
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$599
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$637
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$645
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$789
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$740