Cost of Living & Income: Beijing vs Chennai

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Beijing and Chennai are averages compiled from millions of user-contributed income and living-cost entries worldwide over the last 12 months (updated July 2026), converted to Chinese yuan (CNY, ¥). Green 🟢 marks a higher income or a lower price. Source: NUMBEO, which is widely cited by international media; the Seapoe team compiled, translated and processed the data.

Income comparison

MetricBeijingChennaiBeijing vs Chennai
💰 Average monthly net salary¥10,657¥4,823Beijing earns 2.2× the salary in Chennai

Daily expenses

MetricBeijingChennaiBeijing vs Chennai
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥30¥14Beijing costs 2.12× the price in Chennai
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥200¥85Beijing costs 2.35× the price in Chennai
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥35¥28Beijing costs 1.24× the price in Chennai
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥387.9¥258.3Beijing costs 1.50× the price in Chennai
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥98.2¥55.4Beijing costs 1.77× the price in Chennai
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥64.9¥28.4Beijing costs 2.28× the price in Chennai
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥263.0¥98.9Beijing costs 2.66× the price in Chennai
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥50.0¥15.9Beijing costs 3.14× the price in Chennai
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥8.5¥7.4Beijing costs 1.15× the price in Chennai

Supermarket prices

MetricBeijingChennaiBeijing vs Chennai
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥74.5¥44.2Beijing costs 1.68× the price in Chennai
🥚 Eggs (12)¥13.9¥5.7Beijing costs 2.43× the price in Chennai
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥12.5¥3.9Beijing costs 3.21× the price in Chennai
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥11.8¥3.5Beijing costs 3.40× the price in Chennai
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥14.0¥19.8Chennai costs 1.41× the price in Beijing
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥5.3¥3.0Beijing costs 1.76× the price in Chennai
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥10.9¥3.3Beijing costs 3.35× the price in Chennai
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥6.7¥11.9Chennai costs 1.76× the price in Beijing
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥100.0¥47.8Beijing costs 2.09× the price in Chennai

Rent & property prices

MetricBeijingChennaiBeijing vs Chennai
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥6,538¥1,235Beijing costs 5.29× the price in Chennai
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,506¥726Beijing costs 4.83× the price in Chennai
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥16,500¥3,253Beijing costs 5.07× the price in Chennai
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥7,584¥2,027Beijing costs 3.74× the price in Chennai
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥83,613¥12,453Beijing costs 6.71× the price in Chennai
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥42,337¥5,298Beijing costs 7.99× the price in Chennai