Cairo vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1055
🏠 One person rent
$201
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$165
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$320
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
83
79
😀 Quality of life
63
66
🏙️ Population
9.8M
6.6M

The cost of living in Cairo is 18% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 8680th and 8922nd ($506 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th in Egypt and India, respectively. Check Egypt vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.7 months in Chennai. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 5610th and 5162nd 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
$4.85
$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$12.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.73
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$7.84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
9.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$6.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$0.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$15.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$2.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$44.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$75
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$1717

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

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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