Alexandria vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$1055
🏠 One person rent
$103
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$165
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$320
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
51
79
😀 Quality of life
56
66
🏙️ Population
5.36M
6.6M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 7% less expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 8976th and 8922nd ($400 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 16th in Egypt and India, respectively. Check Egypt vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 0.7 months in Chennai. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 6248th and 5162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Chennai

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Alexandria Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$12.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.73
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$7.84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
9.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$6.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$0.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$15.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$2.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$44.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$75
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$1717

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$341
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$282
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$294
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$335
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$343
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$351
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$506
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$394
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$323
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$402
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$319
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$340
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$300
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$297
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$356
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$776
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2022
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1761
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1993
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1936
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2145
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1962
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1831
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$283
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2172
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1700
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2147
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2031
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2066
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2449
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2451

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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