Alexandria vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Alexandria	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$310	$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$828	$1143
🏠 One person rent	$76.9	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$168	$379
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$167
🚐 Transport expenses	$30	$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$119	$868
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	49	78
😀 Quality of life	48	66
🏙️ Population	4.87M	6.6M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 28% less expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 9207th and 8907th ($310 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 20th in Egypt and India, respectively. Check Egypt vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 2 months in Chennai. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 6328th and 4094th 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	$3.44	$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.16	$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.41	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$49	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$230	$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.58	$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.3	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.59	$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.91%	9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$428	$1926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.46	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.56	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.26	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.61	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.19	$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.78	$0.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.36	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.58	$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.5	$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.07	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.24	$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$26
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$47.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$54.2	$82.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1331	$1425

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$308
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$315
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$306
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$335
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$327
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$424
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$323
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$291
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$345
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$282
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$339
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$310
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$334
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$303
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$357
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$609
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1713
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1727
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1607
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1775
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1632
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1528
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$306
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1815
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1372
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1751
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1741
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2020
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154

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