Chennai vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$161
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$658
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
78
17
😀 Quality of life
68
41
🏙️ Population
10.3M
9.03M

The cost of living in Chennai is 26% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8842nd and 7809th ($434 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 370th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Zhoukou ranked 332nd in China, while ranked 3676th and 7081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.54
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.54
$2.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.31
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1681
$13369

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$337
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$269
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$415
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$339
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$343
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$326
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$367
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$356
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$350
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$326
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$328
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$357
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$585
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$316
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$359
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$337
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$383
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$319
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$399
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$312
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$317
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$287
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$327
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$345
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$341
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$321
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$334
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$309
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$358
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$350
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$309
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$384
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$310
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$353
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$358
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$369
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$325

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$594
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$608
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$617
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$599
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$651
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$563
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$589
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$554
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$570
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$605
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$743
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$541
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$660
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$506
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$542
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$621
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$543
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$746
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$554
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1400
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$539
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$583
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$604
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$585
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$642
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$525
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$579
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$583
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$524
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$544
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$498
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$629
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$640
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$801
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$639
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$532