Cost of living comparison
Dresden is 3.9 times more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Dresden instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 6.7 times more for restaurants
Delhi
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
₹349.61
|
$13.00
€12.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.19
₹349.61
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₹36.10
|
$2.98
€2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹16.07
|
$2.71
€2.53
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Delhi
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹43.78
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
₹199.89
|
$6.32
€5.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
₹238.99
|
$4.35
€4.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
₹93.61
|
$3.55
€3.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
₹134.89
|
$7.24
€6.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
₹75.58
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
₹31.37
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.16
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹20.47
|
$1.49
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.10
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.81
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for transportation
Delhi
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
₹374.44
|
$7.35
€6.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.98
₹998.89
|
$63.35
€59.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,378.06
₹1,198,664.94
|
$29,435.59
€27,458.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.52
₹209.77
|
$25.13
€23.44
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Delhi
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.22
₹685.11
|
$50.25
€46.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.61
₹21,476.18
|
$848.06
€791.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$147.09
₹12,262.94
|
$571.92
€533.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.99
₹4,251.24
|
$232.34
€216.74
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Delhi
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.34
₹7,697.78
|
$281.58
€262.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,986.57
₹165,615.54
|
$10,694.50
€9,976.05
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹149.83
|
$4.87
€4.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
₹173.08
|
$3.68
€3.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
₹349.61
|
$8.88
€8.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.02
₹1,919.45
|
$32.29
€30.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.79
₹399.55
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Delhi
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.38
₹2,616.48
|
$86.04
€80.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.88
₹3,074.33
|
$41.51
€38.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.59
₹4,134.59
|
$94.08
€87.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.96
₹3,081.65
|
$131.31
€122.49
|
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