Chennai vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chennai	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$2691
🏠 One person rent	$161	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$877
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$1997
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	78	45
😀 Quality of life	68	73
🏙️ Population	10.3M	4.7M

The cost of living in Chennai is 61% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 8842nd and 4731st ($434 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in India and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check India vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.8 months in Jeddah. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3676th and 1616th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Jeddah

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	Chennai	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.09	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.54	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$7.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$935
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$59.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.3	$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.38%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1913	$1859
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$882	$1264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.54	$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.16	$2.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.31	$4.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.8	$87.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.58	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.5	$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$6667

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$337
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$269
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$415
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$339
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$343
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$326
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$367
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$356
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$350
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$326
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$328
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$357
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$585
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$316
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$359
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$337
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$383
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$319
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$399
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$312
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$317
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$287
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$327
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$345
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$341
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$321
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$334
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$309
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$358
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$350
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$309
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$384
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$310
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$353
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$358
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$369
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$325

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1032
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1361
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$844
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$892
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$938
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$920
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$923
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$879
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$466
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$860
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$467
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$1047
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1095
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$498
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$280
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$467
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$1013
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$996
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1061
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$466
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1000
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$404
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$443
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$434
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1642
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$440
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$523
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$467
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$800
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$625
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$857
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$466
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$449
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$854
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$899
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$470