Budapest vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1109
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2730
$1140
🏠 One person rent
$553
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$346
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$848
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
92
78
😀 Quality of life
79
66
🏙️ Population
1.69M
6.6M

The cost of living in Budapest is 158% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 4777th and 8897th ($1109 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Hungary and India, respectively. Check Hungary vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 2 months in Chennai. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 618th and 4021st 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
$9.45
$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4106
$1935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2694
$767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$0.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$80.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11151
$1573

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$901
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$790
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$939
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$843
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$924
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$827
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$794
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$762
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$855
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$781
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$823
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$987
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$666
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$786
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$922
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$784
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$784
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1039
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1237
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$802
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$747
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1080
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$892
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1181
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$676
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$692
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$750
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1202
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1275
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$768
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$766
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$848
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1118
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1039

Cities near Chennai

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