Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 72.4% cheaper than Boston.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Boston, you would:
pay 81.3% less for restaurants
|
Boston
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.00
|
$4.15
₹352.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.55
|
$4.15
₹352.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.14
|
$0.49
₹41.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
|
$0.19
₹15.77
|
|
pay 76.1% less for groceries
|
Boston
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.39
|
$0.55
₹46.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.48
|
$2.37
₹201.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
|
$2.88
₹244.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.43
|
$1.15
₹97.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.22
|
$1.61
₹136.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.89
₹75.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
|
$0.35
₹29.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.23
|
$0.46
₹39.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.19
|
$0.29
₹24.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
|
$0.20
₹16.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$0.23
₹19.43
|
|
pay 51.5% less for transportation
|
Boston
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.64
|
$4.41
₹374.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
|
$11.85
₹1,006.73
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
|
$14,221.28
₹1,208,080.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.62
|
$2.49
₹211.41
|
|
pay 85.5% less for housing
|
Boston
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.88
|
$8.48
₹720.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,280.96
|
$279.66
₹23,756.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,453.85
|
$164.09
₹13,939.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.96
|
$46.25
₹3,929.00
|
|
pay 94.6% less for childcare
|
Boston
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,428.57
|
$92.50
₹7,858.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,000.00
|
$1,766.20
₹150,036.89
|
|
pay 68.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Boston
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$2.37
₹201.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.79
|
$2.43
₹206.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.83
|
$4.15
₹352.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.18
|
$21.31
₹1,810.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
|
$4.92
₹417.79
|
|
pay 49.0% less for clothing
|
Boston
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.32
|
$32.25
₹2,739.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.83
|
$32.29
₹2,743.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.17
|
$53.15
₹4,514.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$157.18
|
$40.86
₹3,471.11
|
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