Chennai vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$161
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
78
20
😀 Quality of life
68
52
🏙️ Population
10.3M
1.18M

The cost of living in Chennai is 51% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8842nd and 6017th ($434 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 15th 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 1.7 months in Medina. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3676th and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.54
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.33
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.54
$8.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.31
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1681
$9496

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964