Budapest vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$409
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$1006
🏠 One person rent
$810
$142
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$243
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$156
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$254
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
92
79
😀 Quality of life
81
65
🏙️ Population
1.69M
6.6M

The cost of living in Budapest is 287% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 3675th and 8947th ($1580 vs $409) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 0.6 months in Chennai. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 646th and 5131st 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
$13.9
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$10.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$97.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$7.79
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$4.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$5.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$15.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$37.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$1792

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

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