Chennai vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Chennai Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$415
$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1096
$1520
🏠 One person rent
$146
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$334
$436
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$59.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$547
$609
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
77
76
😀 Quality of life
67
68
🏙️ Population
10.3M
12.6M

The cost of living in Chennai is 26% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8755th and 7903rd ($415 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 531st in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chennai compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Zhengzhou ranked 19th in China, while ranked 3835th and 3600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.83
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.1
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.82
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$247
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$533
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.49
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.86%
5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1960
$2792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$701
$1824
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$6.48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.15
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.32
$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.3
$83.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.4
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.7
$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1400
$5172

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Distance City Cost of living
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$382
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$300
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$363
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$315
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$299
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$331
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$331
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$337
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$329
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$333
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$357
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$322
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$482
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$329
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$352
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$328
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$335
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$332
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$272
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$268
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$275
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$293
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$293
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$383
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$280
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$332
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$329
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$302
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$354
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$351
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$332
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$320
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$278
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$253
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$332
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$334
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$332
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$310
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$296

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$666
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$671
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$677
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$667
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$674
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$719
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$714
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$671
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$671
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$681
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$658
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$671
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$669
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$662
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$681
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$655
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$675
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$667
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$672
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$705
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$663
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$669
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$691
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$655
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$662
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$682
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$786
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$559
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$652
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$772
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$840
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1512
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$678
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$778
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$759
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$794
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$745
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$673
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$698
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$668