Chennai vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$5008
🏠 One person rent
$159
$1271
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$2171
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$3950
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
78
93
😀 Quality of life
66
95
🏙️ Population
6.6M
548K

The cost of living in Chennai is 79% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 8907th and 1613th ($433 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 10th in India and the Netherlands, respectively. Check India vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.9 months in The Hague. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 4094th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$5.1
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$25.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$9165

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Scheveningen
$2010
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Leidschendam
$2053
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Delft
$1991
14 km or 8.5 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
14 km or 9 mi Leiden
$2228
21 km or 13 mi Rotterdam
$2219
31 km or 19 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
35 km or 22 mi Zandvoort
$2246
40 km or 25 mi Haarlem
$2373
43 km or 27 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
46 km or 29 mi IJmuiden
$2170
52 km or 32 mi Amsterdam
$2859
55 km or 34 mi Utrecht
$2184
61 km or 38 mi Hilversum
$2180
61 km or 38 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
62 km or 38 mi Roosendaal
$1920
63 km or 39 mi Zeist
$2375
64 km or 40 mi Purmerend
$2064
64 km or 40 mi Breda
$1750
65 km or 40 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
68 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2072
70 km or 43 mi Almere
$2076
70 km or 44 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
71 km or 44 mi Goes
$2046
75 km or 47 mi Langedijk
$2088
77 km or 48 mi Tilburg
$1865
80 km or 49 mi Tiel
$1968
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
81 km or 50 mi Middelburg
$1975
82 km or 51 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
85 km or 53 mi Veenendaal
$1916
92 km or 57 mi Ede
$1782
93 km or 58 mi Lelystad
$1412
93 km or 58 mi Wageningen
$1831
93 km or 58 mi Harderwijk
$1916
95 km or 59 mi Turnhout
$1421
97 km or 60 mi Antwerp
$1762
98 km or 61 mi Beveren
$1709
101 km or 62 mi Uden
$1921
102 km or 63 mi Mortsel
$1611