Chennai vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$151
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
79
14
😀 Quality of life
66
44
🏙️ Population
6.6M
9.03M

The cost of living in Chennai is 28% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8922nd and 7960th ($430 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 226th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Zhoukou ranked 350th in China, while ranked 5162nd and 7402nd 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
$2.2
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$16685

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$322
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$236
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$300
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$533
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$359
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$285
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$523
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$347
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$341
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$276
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$344
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$346
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$338
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$299
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$349
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$292
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$348
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$331
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$376
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$295
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$264
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$262
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$282
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$271

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514