Chennai vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$151
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
79
70
😀 Quality of life
66
78
🏙️ Population
6.6M
7.01M

The cost of living in Chennai is 74% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8922nd and 3529th ($430 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in India and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check India vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5162nd and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Riyadh

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Chennai Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.2
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$9443

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$322
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$236
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$300
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$533
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$359
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$285
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$523
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$347
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$341
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$276
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$344
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$346
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$338
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$299
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$349
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$292
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$348
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$331
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$376
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$295
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$264
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$262
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$282
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$271

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487