Chennai vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$159
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$952
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
78
93
😀 Quality of life
66
65
🏙️ Population
6.6M
9.37M

The cost of living in Chennai is 41% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 8907th and 6780th ($433 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 68th 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 1.3 months in Hefei. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 4094th and 4171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$8558

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$329
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699