Chennai vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$151
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
79
68
😀 Quality of life
66
68
🏙️ Population
6.6M
12.6M

The cost of living in Chennai is 16% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8922nd and 8643rd ($430 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 5162nd and 4641st 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
$2.2
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$21713

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$322
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$236
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$300
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$533
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$359
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$285
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$523
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$347
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$341
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$276
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$344
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$346
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$338
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$299
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$349
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$292
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$348
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$331
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$376
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$295
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$264
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$262
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$282
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$271

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556