Chennai vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1140
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$152
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$636
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$958
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
78
90
😀 Quality of life
66
70
🏙️ Population
6.6M
13.9M

The cost of living in Chennai is 37% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8897th and 6956th ($430 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 64th 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 4021st and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.83
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1935
$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.91
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.82
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.86
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.7
$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1573
$18215

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$315
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$258
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$354
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$360
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$514
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$346
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$355
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$338
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$304
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$302
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$533
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$311
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$375
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$304
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$295
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$351
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$292
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$316
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$280
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$300
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$354
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$349
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$316
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$311
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$304
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$310
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$339
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$366
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$298
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$330
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$272
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$307
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$272
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$292
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$306

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$665
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$649
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$655
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$756
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$679
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$702
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1016
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$729
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$644
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$592
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$618
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$680
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$635
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$472
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$638
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$642
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$550
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$581
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$638
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$584
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$642
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$815
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$711
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$689
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$564
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$544
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$590
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$533
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$524
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$577
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$600
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$553
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$504
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$616