Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 4.2 times more expensive than Chennai.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Chennai, you would:
pay 6.7 times more for restaurants
Chennai
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
₹150.09
|
$16.08
€15.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
₹376.06
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₹36.67
|
$2.79
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
₹17.28
|
$1.80
€1.71
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Chennai
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₹45.59
|
$1.50
€1.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
₹317.87
|
$6.92
€6.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.45
₹206.60
|
$4.41
€4.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.93
₹78.35
|
$3.05
€2.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
₹136.31
|
$3.78
€3.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
₹107.05
|
$1.13
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
₹34.43
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₹52.87
|
$1.01
€0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
₹21.72
|
$1.05
€0.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.32
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.18
|
$0.82
€0.78
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Chennai
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.63
₹390.63
|
$6.79
€6.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.85
₹1,000.59
|
$42.87
€40.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,776.60
₹1,500,884.21
|
$35,759.38
€33,912.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.56
₹300.18
|
$14.90
€14.13
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
Chennai
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.05
₹848.60
|
$31.85
€30.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$195.87
₹16,537.66
|
$1,468.90
€1,393.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$116.42
₹9,829.32
|
$1,074.71
€1,019.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.71
₹2,676.99
|
$130.03
€123.32
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
Chennai
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$84.21
₹7,109.96
|
$567.57
€538.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,425.36
₹120,343.62
|
$10,069.47
€9,549.50
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Chennai
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
₹170.10
|
$3.75
€3.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₹154.87
|
$2.59
€2.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
₹355.21
|
$6.43
€6.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.49
₹1,645.49
|
$43.11
€40.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.96
₹250.15
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Chennai
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.09
₹2,202.95
|
$90.50
€85.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.99
₹2,109.58
|
$37.21
€35.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.54
₹4,013.90
|
$97.88
€92.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.84
₹3,026.03
|
$121.40
€115.13
|
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