Chennai vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1065
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$159
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$286
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$321
$622
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
78
16
😀 Quality of life
65
43
🏙️ Population
6.6M
9.03M

The cost of living in Chennai is 25% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8898th and 7972nd ($437 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 235th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Zhoukou ranked 353rd in China, while ranked 5272nd and 7341st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.25
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.91
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$48.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.96
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.55%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1914
$3146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$1612
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.87
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.8
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.79
$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.4
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.8
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1729
$14551

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$535
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$300
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
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219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$368
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$295
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$524
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$304
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$341
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$347
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$345
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$355
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$290
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$307
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$277
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$347
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$339
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$345
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$310
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$346
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$298
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$347
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$326
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$383
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$301
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$265
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$266
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$295
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$286

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$567
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$553
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$563
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$507
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$580
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$517
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$522
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$523
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$544
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$598
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$478
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$595
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$504
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$518
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$570
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$513
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$517
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$572
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$525
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$807
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$502
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$570
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$506
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$581
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$510
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$582
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$511
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$503
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$506
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$513
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$574
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$527
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$585
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$552
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$582
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$499