Barcelona vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$1055
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$165
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$320
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
98
79
😀 Quality of life
90
66
🏙️ Population
1.73M
6.6M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 393% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 1722nd and 8922nd ($2116 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 16th 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 0.7 months in Chennai. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 205th and 5162nd 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
$17.8
$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$12.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$1.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$7.84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
9.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$6.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$0.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$15.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$2.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$44.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$75
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$1717

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Chennai

Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$322
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$236
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$300
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$533
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$359
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$285
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$523
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$347
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$341
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$276
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$344
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$346
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$338
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$299
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$349
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$292
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$348
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$331
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$376
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$295
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$264
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$262
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$282
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$271