Alexandria vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Alexandria	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$495	$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1302	$1151
🏠 One person rent	$164	$161
🏘️ Family rent	$351	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$167
🚐 Transport expenses	$44	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$149	$864
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	49	78
😀 Quality of life	51	68
🏙️ Population	4.87M	10.3M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 14% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 8536th and 8842nd ($495 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 19th 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 2 months in Chennai. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 6224th and 3676th 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	$5.31	$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$9.54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$117	$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$273	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.4	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$45.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.27%	9.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$716	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$371	$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.74	$3.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.6	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.49	$6.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.22	$2.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.1	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$15.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.84	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.1	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.57	$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$42.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.5	$85.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3745	$1681

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$449
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$393
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$450
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$489
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$490
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$446
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$490
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$472
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$511
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$549
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$513
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$418
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$494
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$384
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$478
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$468
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$470
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$366
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$455
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$657
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1725
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1499
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1703
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1671
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1848
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1687
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1400
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$421
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1826
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1523
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1776
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1701
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2113
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212

Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$337
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$269
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$415
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$339
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$343
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$326
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$367
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$356
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$350
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$326
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$328
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$357
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$585
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$316
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$359
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$337
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$383
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$319
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$399
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$312
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$317
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$287
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$327
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$345
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$341
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$321
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$334
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$309
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$358
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$350
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$309
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$384
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$310
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$353
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$358
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$369
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$325