Amman vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$409
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$1006
🏠 One person rent
$384
$142
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$243
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$156
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$254
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
65
79
😀 Quality of life
73
65
🏙️ Population
4.01M
6.6M

The cost of living in Amman is 152% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 5330th and 8947th ($1032 vs $409) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Jordan and India, respectively. Check Jordan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.6 months in Chennai. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 2337th and 5131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Chennai

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Amman Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$10.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$97.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$7.79
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$4.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$5.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$15.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$37.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$1792

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259