Brussels vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$1055
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$151
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$259
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$165
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$320
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	96	79
😀 Quality of life	92	66
🏙️ Population	196K	6.6M

The cost of living in Brussels is 381% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 1872nd and 8922nd ($2065 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Belgium and India, respectively. Check Belgium vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 0.7 months in Chennai. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 99th and 5162nd 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	$24.7	$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$12.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$1.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$7.84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	9.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$6.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$0.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$15.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$2.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$44.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$75
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$1717

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857

Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$322
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$236
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$300
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$533
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$334
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$359
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$297
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$285
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$523
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$306
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$347
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$341
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$346
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$285
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$332
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$287
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$315
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$276
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$344
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$346
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$338
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$299
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$349
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$292
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$348
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$331
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$376
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$295
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$264
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$262
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$282
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$271