Amsterdam vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$1140
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$346
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$848
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	95	78
😀 Quality of life	95	66
🏙️ Population	921K	6.6M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 549% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 331st and 8897th ($2791 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in the Netherlands and India, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 2 months in Chennai. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 29th and 4021st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Chennai

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	Amsterdam	Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$1935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$6.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$0.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$80.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$1573

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306