Cost of living comparison
Chennai is 24.3% more expensive than Cairo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 8.8% more in Chennai
- Groceries
-
pay 50.8% more in Chennai
- Transportation
-
pay 98.3% more in Chennai
- Housing
-
pay 29.9% more in Chennai
- Childcare
-
pay 15.2% less in Chennai
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 38.8% more in Chennai
- Clothing
-
pay 41.0% less in Chennai
The cost of transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants in Chennai are more expensive than in Cairo. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Chennai. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Chennai.
If you lived in Chennai instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 8.8% more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.06
EGP207.56
|
$1.78
₹151.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.71
EGP240.77
|
$4.45
₹380.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP17.10
|
$0.43
₹37.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.26
|
$0.20
₹17.48
|
|
pay 50.8% more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
EGP33.18
|
$0.54
₹46.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.59
EGP81.07
|
$3.76
₹321.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
EGP173.78
|
$2.45
₹208.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
EGP74.13
|
$0.93
₹79.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
EGP100.18
|
$1.61
₹137.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
EGP34.97
|
$1.27
₹108.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.91
|
$0.41
₹34.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP8.13
|
$0.63
₹53.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.84
|
$0.26
₹21.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP11.06
|
$0.23
₹19.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.70
|
$0.24
₹20.41
|
|
pay 98.3% more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.01
EGP51.88
|
$4.63
₹395.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.12
EGP415.13
|
$11.85
₹1,011.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,284.10
EGP1,855,093.65
|
$17,776.60
₹1,517,829.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.50
EGP127.65
|
$3.56
₹303.57
|
|
pay 29.9% more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.69
EGP495.59
|
$10.05
₹858.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.74
EGP10,672.19
|
$195.87
₹16,724.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.60
EGP6,626.05
|
$116.42
₹9,940.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.65
EGP697.97
|
$31.71
₹2,707.21
|
|
pay 15.2% less for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$87.26
EGP4,461.41
|
$84.21
₹7,190.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,948.40
EGP99,615.79
|
$1,425.36
₹121,702.31
|
|
pay 38.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
EGP72.65
|
$2.01
₹172.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
EGP78.62
|
$1.83
₹156.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
EGP93.40
|
$4.21
₹359.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.55
EGP948.51
|
$19.49
₹1,664.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.04
EGP155.67
|
$2.96
₹252.97
|
|
pay 41.0% less for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.28
EGP1,906.04
|
$26.09
₹2,227.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.39
EGP2,525.35
|
$24.99
₹2,133.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.57
EGP4,988.59
|
$47.54
₹4,059.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.60
EGP2,740.48
|
$35.84
₹3,060.19
|
|
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