Budapest vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$1065
🏠 One person rent
$707
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$272
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$321
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
92
78
😀 Quality of life
82
65
🏙️ Population
1.69M
6.6M

The cost of living in Budapest is 215% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 4312th and 8898th ($1377 vs $437) 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 0.7 months in Chennai. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Chennai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 636th and 5272nd 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
$10.6
$2.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$3.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$8.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
9.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$1914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$0.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$0.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$2.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$50.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$70.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$1729

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

Cities near Chennai

Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$327
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$235
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$291
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$535
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$300
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$327
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$368
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$295
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$524
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$304
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$341
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$347
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$345
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$355
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$290
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$307
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$277
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$347
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$339
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$345
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$310
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$346
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$298
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$347
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$326
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$383
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$301
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$265
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$266
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$295
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$286