Brussels vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2028
$437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4874
$1065
🏠 One person rent
$1133
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$1958
$272
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.4
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3458
$321
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
96
78
😀 Quality of life
91
65
🏙️ Population
196K
6.6M

The cost of living in Brussels is 364% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 1913th and 8898th ($2028 vs $437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Belgium and India, respectively. Check Belgium vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 0.7 months in Chennai. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Chennai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 165th and 5272nd 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
$25.6
$2.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$3.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.38
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1090
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$879
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1983
$313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1587
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.3
$8.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.23%
9.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4704
$1914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3801
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.93
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.9
$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.66
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$0.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$6.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.57
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.21
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$0.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.07
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$2.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$50.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1055
$70.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22658
$1729

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1845
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1835
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1791
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1863
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1787
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1835
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1801
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1806
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1745
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1823
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1768
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1846
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1867
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1571
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1648
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1746
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1737
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1657
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1696
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1794
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1722
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1724
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1745
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1671
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1867
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1804
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1666
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1818

Cities near Chennai

Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$327
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$235
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$291
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$535
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$300
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$327
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$368
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$295
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$524
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$304
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$341
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$347
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$345
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$355
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$290
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$307
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$277
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$347
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$339
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$345
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$310
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$346
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$298
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$347
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$326
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$383
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$301
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$265
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$266
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$295
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$286