Chennai vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chennai	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1055	$4785
🏠 One person rent	$151	$1170
🏘️ Family rent	$259	$2014
🍽️ Food expenses	$165	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.7	$95.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$320	$3911
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	79	74
😀 Quality of life	66	89
🏙️ Population	6.6M	486K

The cost of living in Chennai is 79% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 8922nd and 1987th ($430 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1557th 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 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 1.9 months in Omaha. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Omaha ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 5162nd and 243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Omaha

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	Chennai	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.2	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.9	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$3.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$1177
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$1573
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.2	$261
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.84	$63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.84%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1789	$1918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$1849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.1	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.85	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$9.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.79	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.2	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.78	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.9	$96.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.65	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.8	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.5	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$75	$854
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1717	$24676

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$322
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$236
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$300
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$533
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$334
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$359
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$297
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$285
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$523
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$306
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$347
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$341
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$346
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$285
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$332
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$287
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$315
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$276
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$344
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$346
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$338
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$299
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$349
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$292
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$348
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$331
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$376
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$295
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$264
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$262
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$282
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$271

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1871
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1888
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1955
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1649
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1881
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1738
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1916
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1954
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1955
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1972
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1967
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1959
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1796
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1891
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1797
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1812
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1852
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1798
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1786
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2105
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1563
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1904
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1850
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1945
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1707
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1808
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1756
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2192
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1786
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2283
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2114
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2341
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1832
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2328
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2433
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2299
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2046
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2314
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1995