Chennai vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$152	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	15
😀 Quality of life	66	47
🏙️ Population	6.6M	886K

The cost of living in Chennai is 60% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 8897th and 4967th ($430 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tabuk. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4021st and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Tabuk

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	Chennai	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.83	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$8574

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$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

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028