Chennai vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$142
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
79
68
😀 Quality of life
65
70
🏙️ Population
6.6M
12.6M

The cost of living in Chennai is 22% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8947th and 8548th ($409 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 485th 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 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 5131st and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Zhengzhou

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Chennai Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$21955

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$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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567