Chennai vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$161
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$833
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
78
98
😀 Quality of life
68
71
🏙️ Population
10.3M
12.3M

The cost of living in Chennai is 33% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 8842nd and 7238th ($434 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 185th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 3676th and 2438th 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
$2.09
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.54
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.54
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.31
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1681
$11975

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$337
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$269
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$415
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$339
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$343
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$326
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$367
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$356
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$350
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$326
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$328
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$357
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$585
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$316
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$359
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$337
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$383
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$319
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$399
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$312
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$317
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$287
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$327
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$345
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$341
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$321
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$334
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$309
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$358
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$350
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$309
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$384
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$310
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$353
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$358
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$369
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$325

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$620
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$685
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$697
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$647
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$669
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$586
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$624
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$643
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$602
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$589
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$629
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$647
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$604
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$664
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$609
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$604
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$574
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$671
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$601
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$574
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$580
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$702
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$558
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$687
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$624
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$538
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$708
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$651
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$574
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$599
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$575