Cairo vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$1140
🏠 One person rent
$154
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$315
$346
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$165
$848
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
83
78
😀 Quality of life
58
66
🏙️ Population
9.61M
6.6M

The cost of living in Cairo is 3% less expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 8923rd and 8897th ($417 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 2 months in Chennai. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 5545th and 4021st 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
$3.9
$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.49%
9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$690
$1935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.17
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$6.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$0.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.86
$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.2
$80.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1985
$1573

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$318
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$365
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$335
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$300
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$307
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$288
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$325
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$319
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$301
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$272
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$268
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$289
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$298
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$276
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$316
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$339
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$290
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$640
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1684
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1742
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1732
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$381
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1577
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1511
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1471
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1686
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$809
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1837
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1716
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$336
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1884
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$360
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$813
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1811

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$315
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$258
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$354
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$360
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$514
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$346
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$355
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$338
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$304
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$302
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$533
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$311
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$375
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$304
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$295
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$351
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$292
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$316
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$280
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$300
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$354
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$349
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$316
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$311
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$304
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$310
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$339
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$366
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$298
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$330
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$272
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$307
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$272
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$292
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$306