Cost of living comparison
Coimbatore is 69.7% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Coimbatore instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 82.9% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Coimbatore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.00
|
$1.19
₹100.02
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.00
|
$4.15
₹350.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.60
|
$0.40
₹33.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.68
|
$0.14
₹12.12
|
|
pay 54.4% less for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Coimbatore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.40
|
$0.47
₹39.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.46
|
$3.76
₹317.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.11
|
$2.43
₹205.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.85
|
$0.86
₹72.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.53
|
$1.55
₹130.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$1.19
₹100.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.33
₹27.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.94
|
$0.74
₹62.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.22
₹18.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.24
₹20.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.21
₹17.72
|
|
pay 61.9% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Coimbatore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.33
|
$4.67
₹393.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€40.00
|
$11.85
₹1,000.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€33,362.28
|
$11,258.51
₹950,167.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€13.90
|
$3.65
₹308.05
|
|
pay 84.2% less for housing
|
Madrid
|
Coimbatore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€29.71
|
$8.97
₹756.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,370.43
|
$143.54
₹12,113.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€1,002.67
|
$95.18
₹8,032.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€121.32
|
$21.06
₹1,777.75
|
|
pay 86.3% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Coimbatore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€529.52
|
$61.67
₹5,204.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€9,394.47
|
$1,659.15
₹140,024.64
|
|
pay 53.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Coimbatore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.50
|
$1.78
₹150.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.41
|
$1.53
₹129.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.00
|
$4.03
₹340.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€40.22
|
$14.82
₹1,250.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.00
|
$2.96
₹250.04
|
|
pay 64.2% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Coimbatore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€84.43
|
$23.79
₹2,008.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€34.72
|
$18.57
₹1,566.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€91.32
|
$40.98
₹3,458.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€113.26
|
$30.62
₹2,583.79
|
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