Chennai vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$159
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
78
17
😀 Quality of life
66
37
🏙️ Population
6.6M
9.03M

The cost of living in Chennai is 28% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8907th and 7790th ($433 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 315th 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 4094th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$15431

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$329
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$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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528