Bucharest vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$1151
🏠 One person rent
$449
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
76
78
😀 Quality of life
77
68
🏙️ Population
1.72M
10.3M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 121% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 5593rd and 8842nd ($961 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 19th in Romania and India, respectively. Check Romania vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 2 months in Chennai. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 703rd and 3676th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$9.54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$2.14
 Cappuccino
$2.94
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$45.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
9.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$3.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$6.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$2.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$15.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$42.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$85.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$1681

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$337
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$269
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$415
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$339
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$343
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$326
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$367
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$356
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$350
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$326
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$328
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$357
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$585
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$316
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$359
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$337
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$383
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$319
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$399
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$312
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$317
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$287
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$327
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$345
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$341
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$321
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$334
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$309
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$358
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$350
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$309
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$384
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$310
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$353
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$358
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$369
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$325