Cost of living comparison
India is 68.9% cheaper than Arkansas.
- Restaurants
-
pay 80.5% less in India
- Groceries
-
pay 66.4% less in India
- Transportation
-
pay 37.5% less in India
- Housing
-
pay 87.0% less in India
- Childcare
-
pay 93.8% less in India
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 65.8% less in India
- Clothing
-
pay 51.4% less in India
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in India.
If you lived in India instead of Arkansas, you would:
pay 80.5% less for restaurants
|
Arkansas
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.17
|
$2.40
₹206.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.46
|
$3.90
₹336.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$0.40
₹34.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
|
$0.17
₹14.31
|
|
pay 66.4% less for groceries
|
Arkansas
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.98
|
$0.46
₹39.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
|
$2.54
₹218.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$2.56
₹220.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
|
$0.94
₹80.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
|
$1.37
₹117.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$0.88
₹76.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$0.32
₹27.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
|
$0.48
₹41.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
|
$0.24
₹20.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$0.16
₹14.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$0.19
₹16.16
|
|
pay 37.5% less for transportation
|
Arkansas
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.96
|
$4.62
₹397.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.50
|
$10.12
₹872.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,279.05
|
$13,525.56
₹1,165,149.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.85
|
$2.94
₹253.15
|
|
pay 87.0% less for housing
|
Arkansas
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.15
|
$7.39
₹636.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,193.14
|
$138.05
₹11,892.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$915.13
|
$90.33
₹7,781.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.55
|
$29.97
₹2,581.64
|
|
pay 93.8% less for childcare
|
Arkansas
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,045.28
|
$55.73
₹4,800.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,080.00
|
$1,565.54
₹134,862.28
|
|
pay 65.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Arkansas
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.33
|
$1.84
₹158.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.13
|
$1.59
₹136.66
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.77
|
$3.59
₹309.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
|
$15.33
₹1,320.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.83
|
$3.35
₹288.78
|
|
pay 51.4% less for clothing
|
Arkansas
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.46
|
$24.02
₹2,069.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.79
|
$25.36
₹2,184.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.01
|
$41.62
₹3,585.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.19
|
$31.12
₹2,680.51
|
|
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