Chennai vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$151
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$1151
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
79
97
😀 Quality of life
66
74
🏙️ Population
6.6M
12.3M

The cost of living in Chennai is 34% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 8922nd and 7564th ($430 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 107th 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 1.8 months in Wuhan. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Wuhan ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5162nd and 2134th 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
$2.2
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$8927

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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
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$639
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$657
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$645
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$599
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$682
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$634
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$651
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$615
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$591
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$608
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$599
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$590
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$602
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$594
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$575
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$605
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$599
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$610
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$589
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$563
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$579
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$561
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$554
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$562
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$568
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$647
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$529
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$603
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$570
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$539
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$544
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$596
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$552
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$595
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$584