Chennai vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1140
$1605
🏠 One person rent
$152
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$313
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
78
17
😀 Quality of life
66
38
🏙️ Population
6.6M
9.03M

The cost of living in Chennai is 26% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8897th and 7893rd ($430 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 321st 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 4th best city to live in India vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 4021st and 7224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.83
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.97
 Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1935
$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$2.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.91
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.82
$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.86
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.7
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1573
$14854

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219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
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$338
279 km or 173 mi Salem
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$302
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$533
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$311
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$375
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$304
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$295
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$351
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$292
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$316
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$280
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$300
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$354
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$349
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$316
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$311
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$304
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$310
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$339
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$366
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$298
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$330
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$272
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$307
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$272
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$292
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$577
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$591
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$591
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$586
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$637
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$547
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$571
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$538
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$552
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$591
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$736
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$545
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$633
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$512
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$528
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$600
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$519
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$529
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$787
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$538
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1385
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$575
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$584
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$571
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$632
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$509
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$602
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$551
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$479
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$505
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$504
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$505
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$619
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$625
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$800
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$591
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$621
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$484