Cost of living comparison
Chennai is 30.5% more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Chennai instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 27.1% more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
EGP206.24
|
$1.80
₹150.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
EGP206.24
|
$4.35
₹365.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP12.03
|
$0.47
₹39.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP5.92
|
$0.21
₹17.88
|
|
pay 57.7% more for groceries
Cairo
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
EGP26.91
|
$0.53
₹44.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
EGP81.20
|
$3.88
₹325.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
EGP172.59
|
$2.43
₹203.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
EGP69.68
|
$0.89
₹74.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
EGP103.17
|
$1.50
₹125.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP29.84
|
$1.23
₹103.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.20
EGP9.52
|
$0.40
₹33.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.39
|
$0.69
₹57.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.43
|
$0.23
₹19.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.18
|
$0.22
₹18.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.69
|
$0.21
₹17.96
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.96
EGP46.36
|
$4.73
₹396.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.40
EGP309.35
|
$11.98
₹1,005.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,150.60
EGP1,649,883.78
|
$15,576.23
₹1,306,837.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.88
EGP139.21
|
$3.59
₹301.58
|
|
pay 35.5% more for housing
Cairo
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.77
EGP375.52
|
$9.23
₹774.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.33
EGP9,388.66
|
$210.00
₹17,618.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.39
EGP5,671.48
|
$121.87
₹10,224.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.34
EGP692.72
|
$30.33
₹2,544.52
|
|
pay 13.9% less for childcare
Cairo
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.11
EGP4,788.10
|
$86.37
₹7,246.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,728.87
EGP83,525.37
|
$1,468.96
₹123,244.85
|
|
pay 34.0% more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP85.07
|
$2.16
₹180.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
EGP72.47
|
$1.64
₹137.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP85.07
|
$4.31
₹361.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
EGP823.74
|
$16.99
₹1,425.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.20
EGP154.68
|
$3.00
₹251.31
|
|
pay 39.8% less for clothing
Cairo
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.43
EGP1,663.45
|
$25.30
₹2,122.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.73
EGP2,016.24
|
$23.65
₹1,984.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.91
EGP4,343.83
|
$43.17
₹3,622.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.03
EGP2,416.82
|
$31.38
₹2,633.10
|
|
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