Budapest vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$1143
🏠 One person rent
$589
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$379
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$868
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
92
78
😀 Quality of life
80
66
🏙️ Population
1.69M
6.6M

The cost of living in Budapest is 174% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 4643rd and 8907th ($1185 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 2nd in India, while ranked 551st and 4094th 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
$10.4
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$1926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$0.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$26
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$47.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$82.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$1425

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090

Cities near Chennai

Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$329
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287