Chennai vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$151
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$1075
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
81
😀 Quality of life
66
74
🏙️ Population
6.6M
13.9M

The cost of living in Chennai is 35% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8922nd and 7496th ($430 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 93rd 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 1.6 months in Tianjin. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5162nd and 2445th 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
$2.2
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$19275

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Distance City Cost of living
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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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$656
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$646
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$630
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$767
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$621
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$697
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$572
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$645
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$562
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$626
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$468
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$584
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$632
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$528
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$512
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$492
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$558
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$466
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$748
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$660
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$525
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$521
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$524
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$540
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$562
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$566
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$554
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$547