Chennai vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$2181
🏠 One person rent
$159
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$571
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
78
38
😀 Quality of life
66
43
🏙️ Population
6.6M
6.98M

The cost of living in Chennai is 45% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 8907th and 6518th ($433 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 39th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Zhanjiang ranked 152nd in China, while ranked 4094th and 6686th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$3311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$4.15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$9.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$20188

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$329
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$774
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$774
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$671
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$660
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$794
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$895
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$595
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$725
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$824
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$819
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$572
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$806
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$623
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$830
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$491
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$778
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$586
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1590
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$602
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$592
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$641
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$607
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$763
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$780
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$808
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$606
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$678
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$958
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2753
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2427
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$565
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$523
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$783
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$511
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$545
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$538
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$601