Cost of living comparison
Chennai is 24.3% more expensive than Cairo.
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
EGP206.57
|
$1.78
₹151.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.71
EGP239.63
|
$4.45
₹378.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP17.02
|
$0.43
₹36.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.23
|
$0.20
₹17.39
|
|
pay 50.8% more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
EGP33.02
|
$0.54
₹45.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.59
EGP80.68
|
$3.76
₹319.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
EGP172.95
|
$2.45
₹207.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
EGP73.77
|
$0.93
₹78.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
EGP99.71
|
$1.61
₹137.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
EGP34.81
|
$1.27
₹107.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.85
|
$0.41
₹34.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP8.09
|
$0.63
₹53.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.79
|
$0.26
₹21.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP11.01
|
$0.23
₹19.44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.65
|
$0.24
₹20.31
|
|
pay 98.3% more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.01
EGP51.63
|
$4.63
₹393.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.12
EGP413.15
|
$11.85
₹1,006.73
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,284.10
EGP1,846,251.69
|
$17,776.60
₹1,510,100.66
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.50
EGP127.04
|
$3.56
₹302.02
|
|
pay 29.9% more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.69
EGP493.23
|
$10.05
₹853.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.74
EGP10,621.33
|
$195.87
₹16,639.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.60
EGP6,594.47
|
$116.42
₹9,889.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.65
EGP694.64
|
$31.71
₹2,693.43
|
|
pay 15.2% less for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$87.26
EGP4,440.15
|
$84.21
₹7,153.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,948.40
EGP99,140.99
|
$1,425.36
₹121,082.62
|
|
pay 38.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
EGP72.30
|
$2.01
₹171.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
EGP78.25
|
$1.83
₹155.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
EGP92.96
|
$4.21
₹357.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.55
EGP943.99
|
$19.49
₹1,655.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.04
EGP154.93
|
$2.96
₹251.68
|
|
pay 41.0% less for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.28
EGP1,896.95
|
$26.09
₹2,216.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.39
EGP2,513.31
|
$24.99
₹2,122.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.57
EGP4,964.81
|
$47.54
₹4,038.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.60
EGP2,727.42
|
$35.84
₹3,044.61
|
|
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