Chennai vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$3537
🏠 One person rent
$159
$941
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$1683
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$1781
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
24
😀 Quality of life
66
78
🏙️ Population
6.6M
586K

The cost of living in Chennai is 72% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 8907th and 3616th ($433 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 27th in India and Spain, respectively. Check India vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 4094th and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Malaga

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Chennai Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$3.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$14939

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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

Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1482
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1407
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1272
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2180
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1415
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$993
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1388
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1430
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2079
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1214
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2431
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1297
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1097
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1284
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1221
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1229
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1013
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1165
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1290
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1025
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1260
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$535
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1358
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1341
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1316
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1454
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1461
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1446
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1196
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$855
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429