Amman vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2473
$1140
🏠 One person rent
$386
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$346
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$663
$848
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
64
78
😀 Quality of life
68
66
🏙️ Population
4.01M
6.6M

The cost of living in Amman is 131% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 5535th and 8897th ($994 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 4th in India, while ranked 3048th and 4021st 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
$7.09
$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.05
 Cappuccino
$4.08
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.3%
9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$1935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$875
$767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.1
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$3.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$6.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.9
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$0.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.46
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$80.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5545
$1573

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$905
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$710
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$1915
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$762
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1506
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1927
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1919
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1902
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$761
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1652
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$1756
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1891
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1931
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$813
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1931
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2123
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1853
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1965
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1600
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2035
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1894
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1680
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1732
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1990
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$2072
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2145
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1912
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2232
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$1811
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$2156

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$514
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$306
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$346
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$355
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$338
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$304
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$302
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$533
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$311
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$314
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$375
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$359
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$304
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$295
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$351
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$292
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$316
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$280
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$300
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$354
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$349
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$316
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$311
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$304
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$310
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$339
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$366
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$298
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$330
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$272
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$357
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$307
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$292
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