Chennai vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$3407
🏠 One person rent	$159	$921
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$1393
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$2861
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	71
😀 Quality of life	66	77
🏙️ Population	6.6M	7.01M

The cost of living in Chennai is 73% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8907th and 3292nd ($433 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st 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 1.8 months in Riyadh. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4094th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chennai	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$10359

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$243
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$308
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$352
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$310
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$337
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$380
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$351
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$330
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$289
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$578
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$331
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$307
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$378
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$307
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$291
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$306
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$353
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$351
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$334
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$325
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$320
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$355
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$340
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$382
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$289
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$274
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$312
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$279
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$325
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$287

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$940
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$828
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$870
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$989
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$878
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1218
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1226
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1810
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1719
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$944
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$713
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$548
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$557
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$879
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$895
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$541
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$853
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$537
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$507
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$586
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$588
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$940
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$558
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$895
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$561
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$489