Barcelona vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$409
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$1006
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$142
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$243
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$156
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$254
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
98
79
😀 Quality of life
90
65
🏙️ Population
1.73M
6.6M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 421% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 1659th and 8947th ($2129 vs $409) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 15th in Spain and India, respectively. Check Spain vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.6 months in Chennai. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 174th and 5131st 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
$17.3
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$10.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$97.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$7.79
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$4.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$5.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$15.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$37.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$1792

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

Cities near Chennai

Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259