Chennai vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$152	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$745
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	78	19
😀 Quality of life	66	38
🏙️ Population	6.6M	7.01M

The cost of living in Chennai is 32% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 8897th and 7314th ($430 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 137th 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 Zhumadian. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 4021st and 7150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Zhumadian

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	Chennai	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.83	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$8598

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$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	$306

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504