Chennai vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1140
$2317
🏠 One person rent
$152
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$1546
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
78
20
😀 Quality of life
66
66
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.41M

The cost of living in Chennai is 65% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8897th and 4439th ($430 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 1.3 months in Medina. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4021st and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.83
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1935
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.91
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.82
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.86
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.7
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1573
$7421

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$829
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1146
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$979
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$961
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$846
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$861
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$969
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$905