Amsterdam vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2859
$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6482
$1143
🏠 One person rent
$1887
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$3118
$379
🍽️ Food expenses
$599
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4389
$868
😷 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 561% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 252nd and 8907th ($2859 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 2nd in India, while ranked 25th and 4094th 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
$20
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.7
$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$2.1
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.44
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1928
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3529
$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.24%
9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10663
$1926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7824
$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.81
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.7
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.28
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.01
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.76
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$0.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.8
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.3
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.1
$26
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$47.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2462
$82.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13828
$1425

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2373
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2170
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2076
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2246
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2180
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2072
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2088
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2184
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2228
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2375
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1412
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2053
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1916
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2094
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2010
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1991
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1821
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2219
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1916
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1782
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1897
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1831
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1891
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2027
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1994
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1661
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1841
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1886
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2006
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1827
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1845
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1750
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1865

Cities near Chennai

Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$329
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$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
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$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
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287