Bucharest vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2566
$1140
🏠 One person rent
$474
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$346
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$848
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
77
78
😀 Quality of life
79
66
🏙️ Population
1.72M
6.6M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 130% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 5565th and 8897th ($988 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 17th in Romania and India, respectively. Check Romania vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 2 months in Chennai. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 645th and 4021st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$999
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.28
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$1935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$0.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.92
$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$80.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11573
$1573

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$867
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$847
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$796
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$633
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$704
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$629
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$729
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$696
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$722
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$743
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$623
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$622
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$938
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$770
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$594
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$702
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$752
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$741
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$848
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$598
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$786
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$631
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$892
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$929
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1002
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$546
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$698
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$646
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$837
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$718
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$725
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$574
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$721
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$687
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$650
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$605
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$758

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$315
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$258
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$354
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$360
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$514
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$346
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$355
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$338
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$304
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$302
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$533
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$311
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$375
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$304
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$295
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$351
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$292
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$316
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$280
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$300
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$354
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$349
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$316
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$311
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$304
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$310
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$339
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$366
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$298
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$330
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$272
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$307
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$272
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$292
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$306