Cost of living comparison
Chennai is 65.7% cheaper than Madrid.
- Restaurants
-
pay 80.1% less in Chennai
- Groceries
-
pay 52.5% less in Chennai
- Transportation
-
pay 57.6% less in Chennai
- Housing
-
pay 80.0% less in Chennai
- Childcare
-
pay 85.5% less in Chennai
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 47.4% less in Chennai
- Clothing
-
pay 56.5% less in Chennai
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in Chennai.
If you lived in Chennai instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 80.1% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.14
|
$1.78
₹151.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.42
|
$4.45
₹380.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.45
|
$0.43
₹37.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.59
|
$0.20
₹17.48
|
|
pay 52.5% less for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.32
|
$0.54
₹46.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.09
|
$3.76
₹321.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€3.88
|
$2.45
₹208.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.68
|
$0.93
₹79.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.33
|
$1.61
₹137.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.99
|
$1.27
₹108.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.41
₹34.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.88
|
$0.63
₹53.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.92
|
$0.26
₹21.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.73
|
$0.23
₹19.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.72
|
$0.24
₹20.41
|
|
pay 57.6% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€5.97
|
$4.63
₹395.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€37.70
|
$11.85
₹1,011.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€31,443.97
|
$17,776.60
₹1,517,829.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€13.10
|
$3.56
₹303.57
|
|
pay 80.0% less for housing
|
Madrid
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€28.00
|
$10.05
₹858.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,291.63
|
$195.87
₹16,724.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€945.02
|
$116.42
₹9,940.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€114.34
|
$31.71
₹2,707.21
|
|
pay 85.5% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€499.07
|
$84.21
₹7,190.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€8,854.30
|
$1,425.36
₹121,702.31
|
|
pay 47.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.30
|
$2.01
₹172.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.27
|
$1.83
₹156.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.65
|
$4.21
₹359.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€37.91
|
$19.49
₹1,664.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.42
|
$2.96
₹252.97
|
|
pay 56.5% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€79.58
|
$26.09
₹2,227.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€32.72
|
$24.99
₹2,133.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€86.07
|
$47.54
₹4,059.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€106.75
|
$35.84
₹3,060.19
|
|
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