Cost of living comparison
New Orleans is 5.4 times more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in New Orleans instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 7.1 times more for restaurants
Delhi
|
New Orleans
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
₹351.84
|
$22.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.19
₹351.84
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₹36.33
|
$3.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹16.17
|
$2.50
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for groceries
Delhi
|
New Orleans
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹44.06
|
$3.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
₹201.17
|
$7.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
₹240.51
|
$4.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
₹94.20
|
$2.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
₹135.75
|
$6.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
₹76.06
|
$2.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
₹31.57
|
$0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.41
|
$2.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹20.60
|
$2.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.18
|
$1.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.92
|
$1.48
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Delhi
|
New Orleans
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
₹376.83
|
$3.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.98
₹1,005.26
|
$45.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,378.06
₹1,206,311.72
|
$36,884.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.52
₹211.10
|
$15.43
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for housing
Delhi
|
New Orleans
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.22
₹689.48
|
$70.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.61
₹21,613.19
|
$1,700.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$147.09
₹12,341.17
|
$1,103.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.99
₹4,278.36
|
$134.77
|
|
pay 11.1 times more for childcare
Delhi
|
New Orleans
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.34
₹7,746.88
|
$1,576.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,986.57
₹166,672.07
|
$10,230.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
New Orleans
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹150.79
|
$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
₹174.18
|
$5.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
₹351.84
|
$8.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.02
₹1,931.69
|
$66.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.79
₹402.10
|
$14.50
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Delhi
|
New Orleans
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.38
₹2,633.17
|
$57.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.88
₹3,093.94
|
$33.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.59
₹4,160.97
|
$90.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.96
₹3,101.31
|
$135.83
|
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