Cairo vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$409
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$1006
🏠 One person rent
$190
$142
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$243
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$156
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$254
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
83
79
😀 Quality of life
63
65
🏙️ Population
9.8M
6.6M

The cost of living in Cairo is 18% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 8753rd and 8947th ($483 vs $409) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 15th 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 Cairo compared to 0.6 months in Chennai. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 5501st and 5131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Chennai

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Cairo Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.87
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$10.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$97.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$7.79
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$4.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$5.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$15.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$37.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$1792

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201

Cities near Chennai

Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259