Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 8.4% more expensive than Chennai.
- Restaurants
-
pay 17.7% more in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 12.4% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 8.8% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 10.7% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 20.2% more in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 20.9% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 73.8% more in Cairo
The cost of clothing, childcare, and restaurants in Cairo are more expensive than in Chennai. Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and transportation are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Chennai, you would:
pay 17.7% more for restaurants
|
Chennai
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
₹152.83
|
$4.06
EGP208.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
₹382.93
|
$4.71
EGP241.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₹37.34
|
$0.33
EGP17.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
₹17.60
|
$0.12
EGP6.28
|
|
pay 12.4% less for groceries
|
Chennai
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₹46.42
|
$0.65
EGP33.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
₹323.67
|
$1.59
EGP81.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.45
₹210.37
|
$3.40
EGP174.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.93
₹79.78
|
$1.45
EGP74.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
₹138.81
|
$1.96
EGP100.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
₹109.00
|
$0.68
EGP35.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
₹35.06
|
$0.23
EGP11.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₹53.83
|
$0.16
EGP8.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
₹22.12
|
$0.19
EGP9.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.67
|
$0.22
EGP11.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.55
|
$0.19
EGP9.73
|
|
pay 8.8% less for transportation
|
Chennai
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.63
₹397.77
|
$1.01
EGP52.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.85
₹1,018.87
|
$8.12
EGP416.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,776.60
₹1,528,310.12
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,860,883.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.56
₹305.66
|
$2.50
EGP128.05
|
|
pay 10.7% less for housing
|
Chennai
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.05
₹864.11
|
$9.69
EGP497.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$195.87
₹16,839.85
|
$208.74
EGP10,705.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$116.42
₹10,008.93
|
$129.60
EGP6,646.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.71
₹2,725.91
|
$13.65
EGP700.15
|
|
pay 20.2% more for childcare
|
Chennai
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$84.21
₹7,239.88
|
$87.26
EGP4,475.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,425.36
₹122,542.68
|
$1,948.40
EGP99,926.71
|
|
pay 20.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Chennai
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
₹173.21
|
$1.42
EGP72.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₹157.70
|
$1.54
EGP78.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
₹361.70
|
$1.83
EGP93.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.49
₹1,675.56
|
$18.55
EGP951.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.96
₹254.72
|
$3.04
EGP156.16
|
|
pay 73.8% more for clothing
|
Chennai
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.09
₹2,243.21
|
$37.28
EGP1,911.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.99
₹2,148.12
|
$49.39
EGP2,533.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.54
₹4,087.25
|
$97.57
EGP5,004.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.84
₹3,081.32
|
$53.60
EGP2,749.03
|
|
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