Amman vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$1055
🏠 One person rent
$392
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$165
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$320
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
65
79
😀 Quality of life
73
66
🏙️ Population
4.01M
6.6M

The cost of living in Amman is 136% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 5560th and 8922nd ($1013 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 0.7 months in Chennai. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 2560th and 5162nd 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
$7.07
$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$12.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$1.73
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$7.84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
9.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$6.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$0.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$15.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$2.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$44.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$75
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$1717

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$546
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$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
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$1122
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$978
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$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
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$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

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$322
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$236
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$300
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$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$533
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$359
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
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$285
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$523
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$306
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$303
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$347
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$341
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$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$276
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$344
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$346
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$338
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$299
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$349
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$292
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$348
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$331
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$376
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$266
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$295
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$264
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$343
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$262
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$282
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$271