Amsterdam vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$1065
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$272
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$321
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	95	78
😀 Quality of life	96	65
🏙️ Population	921K	6.6M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 613% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 143rd and 8898th ($3118 vs $437) 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 0.7 months in Chennai. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Chennai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 31st and 5272nd 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	$21.3	$2.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$3.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$8.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	9.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$1914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$0.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$0.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$2.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$50.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$70.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$1729

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$235
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$291
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$535
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$300
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$327
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$368
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$295
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$524
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$304
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$341
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$347
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$345
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$286
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$290
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$277
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$347
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$339
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$345
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$346
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$298
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$347
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$326
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$383
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$265
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$266
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$295
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$286