Chennai vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$2386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$5446
🏠 One person rent	$159	$1474
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$2456
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$4014
😷 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 8907th and 943rd ($433 vs $2386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 837th 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 2nd best city to live in India vs Jacksonville ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 4094th and 271st 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	$1.8	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$1446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$2652
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$2118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$4741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$2423
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$60.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$7.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$3.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$1421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$10904

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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

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2257
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2244
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2123
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2163
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2110
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1929
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2094
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2151
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2108
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2306
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2254
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2451
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2369
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2302
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2382
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$2099
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2198
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2279
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2353
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2408
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2380
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2408
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2397
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2364
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2457
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2406
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2382
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2328
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2231
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2594
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2071
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2228
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2289
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2595
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2609
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2267
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2283
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2075
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1872