Cairo vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1065
🏠 One person rent
$189
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$272
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$321
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
84
78
😀 Quality of life
60
65
🏙️ Population
9.61M
6.6M

The cost of living in Cairo is 8% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 8802nd and 8898th ($473 vs $437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 17th 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 5th in India, while ranked 5895th and 5272nd 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
$4.18
$2.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$3.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$8.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
9.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$1914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$0.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$6.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$0.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$2.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$50.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$70.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$1729

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$327
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$235
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$291
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$535
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$300
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$327
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$368
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$295
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$524
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$304
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$341
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$347
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$345
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$355
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$290
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$307
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$277
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$347
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$339
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$345
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$310
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$346
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$298
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$347
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$326
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$383
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$301
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$265
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$266
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$295
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$286