Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 4.1 times more expensive than Chennai.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Chennai, you would:
pay 6.3 times more for restaurants
|
Chennai
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.80
₹151.68
|
$15.16
€14.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
₹367.45
|
$10.32
€9.62
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
₹39.99
|
$2.71
€2.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
₹17.98
|
$1.81
€1.69
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Chennai
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹44.70
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
₹327.59
|
$7.67
€7.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.43
₹204.90
|
$4.36
€4.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.89
₹74.90
|
$3.02
€2.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.50
₹126.69
|
$3.87
€3.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
₹103.99
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
₹34.13
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
₹58.13
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.47
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.33
|
$0.72
€0.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
₹18.07
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
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pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Chennai
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
₹399.24
|
$6.78
€6.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.98
₹1,011.20
|
$54.15
€50.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,576.23
₹1,314,562.93
|
$36,133.87
€33,711.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.59
₹303.36
|
$14.65
€13.67
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
|
Chennai
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.23
₹778.95
|
$33.64
€31.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$210.00
₹17,722.65
|
$1,370.72
€1,278.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$121.87
₹10,284.99
|
$989.21
€922.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.33
₹2,559.56
|
$123.32
€115.05
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
|
Chennai
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.37
₹7,289.08
|
$543.23
€506.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,468.96
₹123,973.40
|
$9,978.95
€9,310.02
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Chennai
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
₹182.02
|
$3.79
€3.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
₹138.37
|
$2.63
€2.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
₹364.03
|
$6.12
€5.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.99
₹1,434.20
|
$48.46
€45.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
₹252.80
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Chennai
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.30
₹2,135.05
|
$83.95
€78.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.65
₹1,996.19
|
$33.93
€31.66
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.17
₹3,643.49
|
$87.19
€81.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.38
₹2,648.66
|
$99.93
€93.23
|
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