Chennai vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$1722
🏠 One person rent
$142
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$1177
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
79
97
😀 Quality of life
65
74
🏙️ Population
6.6M
12.3M

The cost of living in Chennai is 38% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 8947th and 7573rd ($409 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 121st 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 1.8 months in Wuhan. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Wuhan ranked 7th in China, while ranked 5131st and 1885th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Wuhan

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Chennai Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$31.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$1523
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$8347

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$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
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$643
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$664
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$649
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$600
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$691
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$638
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$658
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$619
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$595
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$610
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$600
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$600
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$589
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$618
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$593
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$573
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$608
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$615
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$623
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$587
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$565
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$587
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$562
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$556
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$554
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$570
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$650
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$535
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$612
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$575
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$542
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$551
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$599
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$556
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$589