Cost of living comparison
Madurai is 4.0% more expensive than India overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 23.9% more in Madurai
- Groceries
-
pay 22.8% more in Madurai
- Transportation
-
pay 16.6% more in Madurai
- Housing
-
pay 13.3% less in Madurai
- Childcare
-
pay 21.1% less in Madurai
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 5.2% less in Madurai
- Clothing
-
pay 4.3% more in Madurai
The cost of restaurants, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Madurai are more expensive than in India. Expenses including childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Madurai.
If you lived in Madurai instead of India, you would:
pay 23.9% more for restaurants
India
|
Madurai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹205.00
|
$1.78
₹151.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.90
₹333.33
|
$5.04
₹430.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₹33.84
|
$0.62
₹52.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.19
|
$0.23
₹19.40
|
|
pay 22.8% more for groceries
India
|
Madurai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹39.34
|
$0.45
₹38.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.54
₹216.82
|
$2.07
₹177.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹218.61
|
$2.22
₹189.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
₹80.22
|
$0.87
₹74.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.37
₹116.67
|
$1.15
₹98.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
₹75.46
|
$0.88
₹75.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
₹27.70
|
$0.56
₹47.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
₹40.67
|
$1.11
₹94.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.61
|
$0.32
₹27.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.97
|
$0.14
₹11.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹16.03
|
$0.35
₹29.66
|
|
pay 16.6% more for transportation
India
|
Madurai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
₹394.30
|
$4.56
₹389.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₹864.67
|
$11.85
₹1,012.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,525.56
₹1,155,217.48
|
$18,369.15
₹1,568,907.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.94
₹251.00
|
$3.37
₹288.04
|
|
pay 13.3% less for housing
India
|
Madurai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.39
₹630.77
|
$6.48
₹553.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$138.05
₹11,791.13
|
$111.05
₹9,484.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.33
₹7,715.26
|
$94.64
₹8,083.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
₹2,559.63
|
$22.05
₹1,883.45
|
|
pay 21.1% less for childcare
India
|
Madurai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.73
₹4,759.78
|
$24.69
₹2,108.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,565.54
₹133,712.65
|
$1,777.66
₹151,829.79
|
|
pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports
India
|
Madurai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹156.81
|
$1.90
₹161.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹135.50
|
$1.98
₹168.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
₹306.65
|
$4.50
₹384.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.33
₹1,309.38
|
$10.37
₹885.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₹286.32
|
$1.78
₹151.83
|
|
pay 4.3% more for clothing
India
|
Madurai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
₹2,051.81
|
$22.99
₹1,963.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.36
₹2,166.21
|
$29.63
₹2,530.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.62
₹3,554.51
|
$35.65
₹3,045.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.12
₹2,657.66
|
$37.03
₹3,163.12
|
|
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