Amman vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$1151
🏠 One person rent
$358
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
63
78
😀 Quality of life
69
68
🏙️ Population
4.01M
10.3M

The cost of living in Amman is 126% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 5457th and 8842nd ($981 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in Jordan and India, respectively. Check Jordan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 2 months in Chennai. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 3121st and 3676th 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
$7.28
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$9.54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$2.14
 Cappuccino
$4.38
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$45.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
9.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$3.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$6.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$2.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$15.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$42.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$85.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$1681

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$679
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$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
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$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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$337
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$269
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$415
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$339
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$343
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$326
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$367
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$356
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$350
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$326
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$328
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$357
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$585
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$316
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
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$359
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$337
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$383
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$319
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$399
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$312
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$317
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$287
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$327
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$345
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$341
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$321
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$334
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$309
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$358
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$350
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$309
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$384
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$310
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$375
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$353
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$358
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$369
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$325