Chennai vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1065
$2094
🏠 One person rent
$159
$379
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$87.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$321
$563
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
78
38
😀 Quality of life
65
48
🏙️ Population
6.6M
6.98M

The cost of living in Chennai is 45% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 8898th and 6706th ($437 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 26th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Zhanjiang ranked 170th in China, while ranked 5272nd and 6786th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.25
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.91
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$52.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.96
$9.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.55%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1914
$4390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$2662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$4.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.87
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.8
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.79
$5.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$32.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$9.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$39.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.4
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.8
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1729
$16727

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$327
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$235
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$291
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$535
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$300
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$327
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$368
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$295
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$524
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$304
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$341
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$347
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$345
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$355
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$290
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$307
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$277
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$347
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$339
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$345
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$310
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$346
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$298
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$347
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$326
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$383
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$301
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$265
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$266
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$295
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$286

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$773
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$780
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$677
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$652
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$726
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$892
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$590
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$579
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$693
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$816
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$827
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$809
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$552
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$794
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$598
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$829
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$551
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$518
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$758
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$568
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1746
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$589
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$559
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$662
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$574
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$758
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$766
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$777
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$562
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$662
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$878
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2718
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2414
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$558
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$556
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$765
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$570
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$558
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$546
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$574