Chennai vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chennai	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$409	$2192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1006	$5144
🏠 One person rent	$142	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$243	$2197
🍽️ Food expenses	$156	$648
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$254	$3945
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	79	56
😀 Quality of life	65	87
🏙️ Population	6.6M	950K

The cost of living in Chennai is 81% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 8947th and 1499th ($409 vs $2192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1231st 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 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Jacksonville ranked 101st in the United States, while ranked 5131st and 325th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chennai	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.12	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.9	$97.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.18	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$5.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.59	$5.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.5	$1004
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$2511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$1805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.79	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$2350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$712	$2047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.75	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.85	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$3.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.37	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.75	$9.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.6	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.6	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.53	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$37.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.7	$1309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1792	$11918

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$306
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$232
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$302
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$322
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$294
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$320
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$348
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$339
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$317
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$283
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$507
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$290
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$297
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$339
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$325
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$331
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$274
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$303
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$273
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$292
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$265
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$330
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$328
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$317
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$290
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$332
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$280
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$342
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$313
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$359
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$255
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$281
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$247
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$327
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$271
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$250
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$264
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$259

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863