Cost of living comparison
India is 63.0% cheaper than Ajman.
- Restaurants
-
pay 57.5% less in India
- Groceries
-
pay 45.2% less in India
- Transportation
-
pay 43.1% less in India
- Housing
-
pay 88.9% less in India
- Childcare
-
pay 81.6% less in India
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 67.0% less in India
- Clothing
-
pay 58.0% less in India
Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in India.
If you lived in India instead of Ajman, you would:
pay 57.5% less for restaurants
Ajman
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.53
AED24.00
|
$2.40
₹206.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$3.90
₹334.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
AED3.25
|
$0.40
₹34.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
AED1.50
|
$0.17
₹14.26
|
|
pay 45.2% less for groceries
Ajman
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
AED3.90
|
$0.46
₹39.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
AED15.00
|
$2.54
₹217.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
AED31.36
|
$2.56
₹219.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
AED7.31
|
$0.94
₹80.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
AED10.43
|
$1.37
₹117.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
AED2.80
|
$0.88
₹75.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
AED2.19
|
$0.32
₹27.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
AED2.42
|
$0.48
₹40.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.78
|
$0.24
₹20.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
AED1.59
|
$0.16
₹14.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.66
|
$0.19
₹16.11
|
|
pay 43.1% less for transportation
Ajman
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.10
AED11.37
|
$4.62
₹396.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.98
AED235.00
|
$10.12
₹868.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,419.82
AED166,827.00
|
$13,525.56
₹1,160,924.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.98
AED33.00
|
$2.94
₹252.24
|
|
pay 88.9% less for housing
Ajman
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$105.01
AED385.71
|
$7.39
₹633.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,345.36
AED12,287.50
|
$138.05
₹11,849.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,745.85
AED6,412.50
|
$90.33
₹7,753.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.80
AED392.29
|
$29.97
₹2,572.28
|
|
pay 81.6% less for childcare
Ajman
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$589.89
AED2,166.67
|
$55.73
₹4,783.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,717.40
AED21,000.00
|
$1,565.54
₹134,373.21
|
|
pay 67.0% less for entertainment and sports
Ajman
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$1.84
₹157.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.16
AED15.29
|
$1.59
₹136.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.45
AED20.00
|
$3.59
₹308.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.27
AED287.50
|
$15.33
₹1,315.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$3.35
₹287.74
|
|
pay 58.0% less for clothing
Ajman
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.00
AED202.00
|
$24.02
₹2,061.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$68.06
AED250.00
|
$25.36
₹2,176.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.62
AED299.80
|
$41.62
₹3,572.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.03
AED316.00
|
$31.12
₹2,670.79
|
|
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