Chennai vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$2364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$5468
🏠 One person rent	$152	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$2461
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$3990
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	56
😀 Quality of life	66	87
🏙️ Population	6.6M	950K

The cost of living in Chennai is 82% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 8897th and 1022nd ($430 vs $2364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 935th in India and the United States, respectively. Check India vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Jacksonville ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 4021st and 293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Jacksonville

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	Chennai	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.83	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$6.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$1470
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$2044
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$3106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$2417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$62.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$7.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$1306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$11096

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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

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2247
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2238
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2271
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2196
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2136
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1969
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2211
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2144
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2064
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2278
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2212
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2327
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2265
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2286
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2308
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1502
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2018
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2269
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2294
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2371
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2373
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2336
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2440
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2392
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2316
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2204
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2576
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2171
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2181
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2280
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2577
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2634
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1897