Cost of living comparison
Paris is 4.5 times more expensive than Bangalore.
If you lived in Paris instead of Bangalore, you would:
pay 8.5 times more for restaurants
Bangalore
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.56
₹300.18
|
$16.08
€15.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.79
₹320.19
|
$12.86
€12.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₹38.97
|
$4.09
€3.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.36
|
$2.96
€2.80
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
Bangalore
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
₹49.19
|
$2.01
€1.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
₹319.62
|
$11.23
€10.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
₹200.85
|
$5.41
€5.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
₹93.46
|
$4.85
€4.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
₹154.50
|
$6.32
€5.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
₹107.66
|
$1.58
€1.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
₹33.24
|
$1.05
€1.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₹50.33
|
$1.50
€1.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
₹22.50
|
$1.78
€1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹20.87
|
$1.10
€1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹21.43
|
$1.21
€1.15
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Bangalore
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
₹388.97
|
$7.65
€7.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.41
₹1,300.77
|
$92.60
€87.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,221.28
₹1,200,707.37
|
$32,688.77
€31,000.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.03
₹340.20
|
$24.84
€23.56
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Bangalore
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.44
₹966.14
|
$33.65
€31.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.94
₹26,843.94
|
$1,367.25
€1,296.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$183.40
₹15,484.53
|
$1,057.37
€1,002.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.38
₹2,818.39
|
$188.37
€178.64
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Bangalore
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.79
₹10,198.60
|
$756.26
€717.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,580.34
₹302,289.20
|
$15,942.48
€15,119.24
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangalore
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
₹200.12
|
$7.50
€7.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
₹183.42
|
$4.31
€4.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.27
₹360.21
|
$13.40
€12.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.74
₹1,835.64
|
$36.48
€34.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.74
₹400.24
|
$13.93
€13.21
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Bangalore
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.90
₹2,778.09
|
$103.81
€98.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.32
₹2,559.84
|
$46.57
€44.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.75
₹4,538.17
|
$111.54
€105.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.87
₹3,281.93
|
$148.98
€141.28
|
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