Amsterdam vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3165
$409
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7127
$1006
🏠 One person rent
$2073
$142
🏘️ Family rent
$3318
$243
🍽️ Food expenses
$659
$156
🚐 Transport expenses
$265
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4747
$254
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
95
79
😀 Quality of life
95
65
🏙️ Population
921K
6.6M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 674% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 138th and 8947th ($3165 vs $409) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 0.6 months in Chennai. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 24th and 5131st 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
$22
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93
$10.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.81
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2259
$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1723
$97.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3695
$282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2790
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.3
$7.79
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11141
$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7428
$712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.92
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$4.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.47
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.44
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$5.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.2
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.06
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.6
$15.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.3
$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$37.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2748
$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20104
$1792

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2185
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2755
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2354
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2399
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1865
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2564
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2296
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2283
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2608
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2389
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2407
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1477
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2365
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2148
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2491
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2310
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2424
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2026
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2659
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1805
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$2053
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2104
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2341
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2077
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2159
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2220
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$2253
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1942
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2040
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2082
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2152
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2166
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2112
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2247

Cities near Chennai

Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259