Chennai vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1065
$1354
🏠 One person rent
$159
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$321
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
78
70
😀 Quality of life
65
65
🏙️ Population
6.6M
10.6M

The cost of living in Chennai is 13% less expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8898th and 8645th ($437 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 489th 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 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Shijiazhuang ranked 42nd in China, while ranked 5272nd and 5294th 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
$2.25
$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.91
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$361
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.96
$6.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.55%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1914
$2373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$1658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.87
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.8
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.79
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.4
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.8
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1729
$4870

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$327
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$235
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$291
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$535
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$300
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$327
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$368
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$295
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$524
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$304
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$341
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$347
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$345
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$355
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$290
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$307
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$277
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$347
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$339
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$345
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$310
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$346
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$298
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$347
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$326
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$383
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$301
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$265
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$266
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$295
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$286

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$535
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$527
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$523
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$574
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$533
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$548
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$505
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$550
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$572
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$499
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$454
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$456
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$544
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$558
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$543
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$565
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$552
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$553
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$480
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$495
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$546
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$634
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$634
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$502
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$724
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$638
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$516
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$544
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$534
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$654
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$580
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$689
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$619
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$748
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$707