Chennai vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$159
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
78
78
😀 Quality of life
66
66
🏙️ Population
6.6M
12.6M

The cost of living in Chennai is 17% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8907th and 8506th ($433 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 4094th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$19861

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619