Chennai vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$142
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
79
14
😀 Quality of life
65
43
🏙️ Population
6.6M
9.03M

The cost of living in Chennai is 33% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8947th and 7898th ($409 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 226th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 5131st and 7422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Zhoukou

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Chennai Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$18568

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$306
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$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$583
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531