Budapest vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$1055
🏠 One person rent
$750
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$165
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$320
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
92
79
😀 Quality of life
81
66
🏙️ Population
1.69M
6.6M

The cost of living in Budapest is 242% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 4163rd and 8922nd ($1469 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Hungary and India, respectively. Check Hungary vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.7 months in Chennai. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 680th and 5162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Chennai

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Budapest Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$12.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$7.84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
9.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$0.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$15.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$2.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$44.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$75
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$1717

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

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