Chennai vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1065
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$159
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$321
$2496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
78
73
😀 Quality of life
65
80
🏙️ Population
6.6M
7.01M

The cost of living in Chennai is 73% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8898th and 3418th ($437 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 1.5 months in Riyadh. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5272nd and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.25
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.91
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.96
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.55%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1914
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.87
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.8
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.79
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.4
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.8
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1729
$9818

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Distance City Cost of living
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$327
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$235
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$291
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$535
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$300
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$327
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$368
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$295
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$524
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$304
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$341
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$347
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$345
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$355
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$290
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$307
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$277
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$347
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$339
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$345
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$310
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$346
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$298
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$347
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$326
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$383
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$301
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$265
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$266
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$295
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$286

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1162
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463