Chennai vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$152	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$1651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	24
😀 Quality of life	66	78
🏙️ Population	6.6M	592K

The cost of living in Chennai is 70% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 8897th and 3759th ($430 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 31st 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 4th best city to live in India vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 4021st and 708th 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	$1.83	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$9532

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449