Chennai vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$318
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$842
🏠 One person rent	$152	$90.3
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$183
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$154
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$23.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$138
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	78	83
😀 Quality of life	66	56
🏙️ Population	6.6M	5.6M

The cost of living in Chennai is 35% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 8897th and 9160th ($430 vs $318) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 15th in India and Egypt, respectively. Check India vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.4 months in Giza. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Giza ranked 2nd in Egypt, while ranked 4021st and 5740th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Giza

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	Chennai	Giza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.83	$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$15.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$66.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$9.12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$8.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	19.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$314
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$1.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$2.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$2.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$4.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$4.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$1.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$1.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$12
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$49.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$1943

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Cities near Chennai

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

Cities near Giza

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Cairo	$417
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
22 km or 14 mi	Helwan	$335
50 km or 31 mi	Benha	$300
63 km or 39 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
68 km or 42 mi	Zagazig	$307
87 km or 54 mi	Faiyum	$325
88 km or 55 mi	Tanta	$288
106 km or 66 mi	Beni Suef	$319
106 km or 66 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
117 km or 73 mi	Mansoura	$301
120 km or 74 mi	Ismailia	$295
128 km or 79 mi	Suez	$272
136 km or 84 mi	Damanhur	$268
163 km or 101 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
167 km or 104 mi	Damietta	$298
172 km or 107 mi	Port Said	$276
181 km or 113 mi	Alexandria	$316
219 km or 136 mi	Minya	$339
314 km or 195 mi	Asyut	$290
352 km or 219 mi	Gaza	$640
355 km or 221 mi	Ofakim	$1684
358 km or 223 mi	Netivot	$1742
361 km or 225 mi	Dahab	$381
365 km or 227 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 227 mi	Sderot	$1732
370 km or 230 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
370 km or 230 mi	Aqaba	$809
370 km or 230 mi	Beersheba	$1471
372 km or 231 mi	Rahat	$1686
378 km or 235 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
384 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
384 km or 238 mi	Ashdod	$1837
384 km or 239 mi	Dimona	$1716
386 km or 240 mi	Sohag	$360
388 km or 241 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
395 km or 246 mi	Yavne	$1884
398 km or 247 mi	Hurghada	$342
401 km or 249 mi	Dura	$813