Chennai vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$159
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
78
71
😀 Quality of life
66
61
🏙️ Population
6.6M
10.6M

The cost of living in Chennai is 15% less expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8907th and 8633rd ($433 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 531st 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 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Shijiazhuang ranked 35th in China, while ranked 4094th and 5079th 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
$1.8
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$2374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$1669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$3.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$4947

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$329
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$547
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$555
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$568
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$588
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$614
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$572
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$575
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$605
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$632
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$637
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$616
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$677
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$482
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$608
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$620
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$609
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$611
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$634
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$577
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$598
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$670
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$500
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$649
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$675
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$679
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$507
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$769
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$720
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$538
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$597
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$608
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$619
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$648
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$668
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$747
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$693
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$729
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$734