Barcelona vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Barcelona	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1887	$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4219	$1143
🏠 One person rent	$1118	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$1805	$379
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$167
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2221	$868
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	98	78
😀 Quality of life	88	66
🏙️ Population	1.66M	6.6M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 336% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 2198th and 8907th ($1887 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 20th 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 238th and 4094th 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	$16.1	$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.54	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2081	$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.6	$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.48%	9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6469	$1926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4528	$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.1	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.2	$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.07	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$0.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.4	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.7	$26
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$47.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$82.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11932	$1425

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1573
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1577
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1491
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1507
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1507
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1105
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1134
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1259
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1240
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1571
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1485
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1309
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1688
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1245
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1391
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1783
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1499
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1177
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1094
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1344
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1548
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1456
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1244
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1551
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1330
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1439
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1274
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2685
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1531
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1399
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1581

Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$243
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$308
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$352
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$310
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$337
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$380
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$351
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$330
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$289
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$578
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$331
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$307
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$378
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$307
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$291
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$306
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$353
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$351
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$334
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$325
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$320
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$355
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$340
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$382
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$289
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$274
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$312
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$279
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$325
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$287