Amman vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$1143
🏠 One person rent
$383
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$379
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$868
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
63
78
😀 Quality of life
68
66
🏙️ Population
4.01M
6.6M

The cost of living in Amman is 132% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 5667th and 8907th ($1004 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 3456th and 4094th 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
$7.7
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$2.1
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$1926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$0.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$26
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$47.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$82.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$1425

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$692
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$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
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$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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$329
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$243
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$308
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$352
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$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
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$289
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$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
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$324
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$331
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$359
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$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
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$378
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$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
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$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
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$325
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$320
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$355
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$340
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$382
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$289
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$321
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$274
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$373
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$312
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$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287