Chennai vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$4974
🏠 One person rent	$159	$1185
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$2358
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	78	77
😀 Quality of life	66	84
🏙️ Population	6.6M	936K

The cost of living in Chennai is 79% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 8907th and 1770th ($433 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 7th in India and Israel, respectively. Check India vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 4094th and 358th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Jerusalem

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	Chennai	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$8.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$1355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$2790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$1935
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	5.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$12822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$8413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$86.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$91.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$859
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$11066

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671