Barcelona vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$1151
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
98
78
😀 Quality of life
88
68
🏙️ Population
1.64M
10.3M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 308% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 2423rd and 8842nd ($1773 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 19th in Spain and India, respectively. Check Spain vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 2 months in Chennai. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 193rd and 3676th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Chennai

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Barcelona Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$9.54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$2.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$45.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
9.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$3.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$5.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$6.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$2.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$15.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$42.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$85.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$1681

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Chennai

Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$337
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$269
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$415
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$339
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$343
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$326
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$367
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$356
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$350
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$326
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$328
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$357
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$585
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$316
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$359
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$337
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$383
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$319
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$399
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$312
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$317
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$287
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$327
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$345
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$341
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$321
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$334
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$309
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$358
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$350
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$309
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$384
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$310
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$353
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$358
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$369
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$325