India vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$435
$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1095
$2976
🏠 One person rent
$180
$710
🏘️ Family rent
$372
$1138
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$89.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$633
$1865
💸 GDP per capita
$2389
$29350
😃 Human freedom index
6.3
8.08
❤️ Life expectancy
67.2
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
60
🌐 English speaking %
10.6%
22%
🎓 Higher education
74
91
😀 Quality of life
43
80
🏙️ Population
1.33B
47.4M

The average cost of living in India ($435) is 67% less expensive than in Spain ($1302). India ranked 188th vs 41st for Spain in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in India compared to 1.4 months in Spain. Ranked 109th and 31st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in India vs Spain

We calculate prices for India and Spain as a population-weighted mean of 220 and 153 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

India Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.88
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.7
$44.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.11
$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$3.25
 Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$196
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$132
$560
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$914
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.4
$84.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.55
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.85%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1868
$3354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$2210
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.1
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.96
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$7.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.22
$5.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.74
$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.09
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$3.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.4
$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.8
$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.81
$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$28
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.5
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.3
$412
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1857
$7821

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$484
26.5M
Bangalore
$606
12.3M
Mumbai
$697
15.4M
Hyderabad
$465
9.31M
Chennai
$429
10.3M
Pune
$493
5.95M
Ahmedabad
$601
7.65M
Surat
$644
5.94M
Kolkata
$366
4.5M
Kanpur
$401
3.81M
Lucknow
$374
3.38M
Jaipur
$393
3.07M
Thane
$516
1.89M
Visakhapatnam
$550
2.04M
Nagpur
$394
2.41M
Mirzapur
$365
2.5M
Indore
$347
1.99M
Mysore
$333
1.26M
Nashik
$320
1.49M
Navi Mumbai
$482
1.12M
Vadodara
$355
2.07M
Gurgaon
$498
877K
Ghaziabad
$395
2.38M
Kalyan
$343
1.25M
Agra
$390
1.59M
Madurai
$334
1.56M
Bhopal
$320
1.8M
Meerut
$317
1.31M
Bilaspur
$289
1.63M
Chandigarh
$389
1.06M

In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$1612
3.28M
Barcelona
$1757
1.64M
Valencia
$1382
792K
Tenerife
$1272
932K
Seville
$1225
682K
Malaga
$1382
579K
Zaragoza
$1155
673K
Bilbao
$1508
344K
Palma de Mallorca
$1500
416K
Murcia
$1172
460K
Pamplona
$1325
203K
Alicante
$1177
339K
Valladolid
$1208
296K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1406
265K
Gijon
$1167
268K
San Sebastian
$1546
188K
Terrassa
$1323
224K
Las Palmas
$1246
379K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1308
254K
Vigo
$1129
292K
Cordoba
$1059
320K
Sabadell
$1336
216K
Badalona
$1499
224K
Granada
$1190
229K
Jerez de la Frontera
$944
213K
A Coruna
$1203
245K
Oviedo
$1105
186K
Elche
$986
236K
Cartagena
$982
217K
Santander
$1167
172K