Cairo vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$1143
🏠 One person rent	$162	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$379
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$167
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$868
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	83	78
😀 Quality of life	57	66
🏙️ Population	9.61M	6.6M

The cost of living in Cairo is 2% less expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 8926th and 8907th ($424 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 Cairo compared to 2 months in Chennai. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 5583rd and 4094th 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	$3.97	$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$1926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$0.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$26
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$47.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$82.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$1425

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$323
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$345
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$335
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$327
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$315
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$339
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$334
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$306
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$310
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$303
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$308
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$291
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$282
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$310
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$357
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$306
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$609
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1607
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1713
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1727
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$393
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1536
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1372
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1632
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$694
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1775
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1657
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$294
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1815
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$847
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1741

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