Chennai vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chennai	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$437	$2581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1065	$6268
🏠 One person rent	$159	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$272	$2779
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$633
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$321	$4532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	78	92
😀 Quality of life	65	95
🏙️ Population	6.6M	548K

The cost of living in Chennai is 83% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 8898th and 749th ($437 vs $2581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 7th in India and the Netherlands, respectively. Check India vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 5272nd and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs The Hague

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	Chennai	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.25	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.1	$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.91	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$7.24
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$4.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$1628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$1311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$194	$2396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.96	$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1914	$5956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$746	$4459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$33.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.87	$4.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$4.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.8	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.79	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.4	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.8	$2532
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1729	$12471

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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

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2228
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2589
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2718
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2568
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2414
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2178
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2087
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2230
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2374
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2235
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2238
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2706
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2089
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1860
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1514
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2318
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1639
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1818
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1804
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2359
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1696