Brussels vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$1143
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$379
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$167
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$868
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	96	78
😀 Quality of life	89	66
🏙️ Population	196K	6.6M

The cost of living in Brussels is 353% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 1988th and 8907th ($1958 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in Belgium and India, respectively. Check Belgium vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 2 months in Chennai. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 173rd and 4094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Chennai

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	Brussels	Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$1926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$0.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$26
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$47.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$82.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$1425

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

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