Chennai vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$5406
🏠 One person rent	$159	$1332
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$2509
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$657
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$4116
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	78	75
😀 Quality of life	66	88
🏙️ Population	6.6M	486K

The cost of living in Chennai is 81% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 8907th and 1309th ($433 vs $2229) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1150th 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 Omaha. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Omaha ranked 66th in the United States, while ranked 4094th 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	$1.8	$21.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$4.53
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$1271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$1933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$1773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$6.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$6.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$8.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$4.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$96.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$24758

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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 Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1783
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2101
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$2045
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1679
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1885
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1719
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1947
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1869
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1980
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1863
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1869
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1893
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1779
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1805
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1802
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1863
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1650
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1807
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2033
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1577
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$2026
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1770
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1998
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1956
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1690
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1781
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2053
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1697
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2231
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2084
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2308
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1850
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2287
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2433
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2258
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2019
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2316
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2100
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1978