Chennai vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$151
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
79
65
😀 Quality of life
66
72
🏙️ Population
6.6M
12.7M

The cost of living in Chennai is 45% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8922nd and 6833rd ($430 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 5162nd and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Suzhou

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Chennai Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.2
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$17664

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$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
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623