Chennai vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Chennai Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$415
$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1096
$2281
🏠 One person rent
$146
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$334
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$547
$956
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
77
91
😀 Quality of life
67
73
🏙️ Population
10.3M
13.9M

The cost of living in Chennai is 47% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8755th and 6251st ($415 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 31st in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chennai compared to 1.2 months in Tianjin. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 3835th and 1659th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.83
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.1
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.82
$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$48.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.49
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.86%
5.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1960
$5751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$701
$3672
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.15
$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.32
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.3
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.4
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$74.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.7
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1400
$9665

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$382
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$300
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$363
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$315
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$299
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$331
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$331
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$337
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$329
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$333
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$357
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$322
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$482
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$329
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$352
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$328
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$335
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$332
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$272
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$268
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$275
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$293
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$293
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$383
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$280
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$332
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$329
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$302
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$354
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$351
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$332
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$320
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$278
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$253
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$332
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$334
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$332
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$310
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$296

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$706
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$711
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$663
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$665
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$756
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$762
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$671
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1254
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$658
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$664
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$672
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$666
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$671
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$663
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$520
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$669
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$670
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$656
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$665
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$752
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$680
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$796
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$675
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$693
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$671
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$667
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$751
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$663
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$655
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$660
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$668
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$660
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$660
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$661
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$672
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$547
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$751
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$615