Chennai vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$2217
🏠 One person rent
$142
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$688
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
79
36
😀 Quality of life
65
52
🏙️ Population
6.6M
6.98M

The cost of living in Chennai is 50% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 8947th and 6659th ($409 vs $824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 22nd 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 months in Zhanjiang. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Zhanjiang ranked 90th in China, while ranked 5131st and 6493rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Zhanjiang

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Chennai Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$4574
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$2549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$6.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$18767

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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

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$797
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$802
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$711
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$679
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$751
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$908
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$617
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$602
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$714
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$858
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$828
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$580
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$807
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$620
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$873
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$574
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$548
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$782
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$592
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1734
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$627
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$579
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$678
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$601
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$785
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$778
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$801
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$564
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$694
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$995
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2663
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2396
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$586
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$583
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$766
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$599
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$594
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$528
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$593