Chennai vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$142
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
81
😀 Quality of life
65
74
🏙️ Population
6.6M
13.9M

The cost of living in Chennai is 40% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8947th and 7400th ($409 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 83rd in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 5131st and 2024th 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
$2.12
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$16559

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$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546