Chennai vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$159
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
78
90
😀 Quality of life
66
71
🏙️ Population
6.6M
13.9M

The cost of living in Chennai is 39% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8907th and 6862nd ($433 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 81st 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 2nd best city to live in India vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 4094th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Tianjin

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Chennai Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$16590

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$329
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618