Chennai vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chennai	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$2246
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$5057
🏠 One person rent	$161	$1352
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$604
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$4093
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	56
😀 Quality of life	68	87
🏙️ Population	10.3M	950K

The cost of living in Chennai is 81% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 8842nd and 1168th ($434 vs $2246) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1050th 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 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Jacksonville ranked 52nd in the United States, while ranked 3676th and 223rd 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	$2.09	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.54	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$1137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$2366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1863
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.3	$62.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.38%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1913	$4765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$882	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$48.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.54	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$5.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$3.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.16	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$7.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.31	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.8	$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.58	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.5	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.5	$1419
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$6608

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$337
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$269
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$415
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$339
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$343
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$326
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$367
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$356
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$350
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$326
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$328
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$357
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$585
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$316
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$359
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$337
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$383
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$319
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$399
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$312
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$317
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$287
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$327
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$345
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$341
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$321
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$334
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$309
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$358
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$350
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$309
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$384
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$310
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$353
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$358
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$369
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$325

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2176
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2167
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2156
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2129
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2201
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1890
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2281
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2183
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1917
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2128
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2350
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2281
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2575
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2357
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2268
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2448
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$2136
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2059
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2231
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2343
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2380
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2373
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2425
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2409
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2342
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2475
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2390
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2348
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2266
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2294
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2634
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2090
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2187
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2243
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2563
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2643
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$1860
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2073
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2127
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1884