Brussels vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$409
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$1006
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$142
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$243
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$156
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$254
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
96
79
😀 Quality of life
91
65
🏙️ Population
196K
6.6M

The cost of living in Brussels is 397% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 1939th and 8947th ($2030 vs $409) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 0.6 months in Chennai. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 121st and 5131st 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
$21.2
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$10.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$97.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$7.79
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$4.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$5.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$15.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$37.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$1792

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834

Cities near Chennai

Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259