Cost of living comparison
San Diego is 6.5 times more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in San Diego instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 6.3 times more for restaurants
Delhi
|
San Diego
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
₹351.81
|
$21.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
₹351.81
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₹41.41
|
$2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.75
|
$2.21
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for groceries
Delhi
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
₹46.49
|
$4.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.37
₹201.21
|
$7.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.88
₹243.99
|
$4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.15
₹97.69
|
$4.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
₹136.78
|
$5.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
₹75.59
|
$2.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
₹29.35
|
$0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
₹39.22
|
$1.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
₹24.39
|
$2.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.78
|
$1.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.40
|
$1.06
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
Delhi
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
₹374.38
|
$5.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.85
₹1,005.17
|
$72.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,221.28
₹1,206,203.32
|
$35,376.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.49
₹211.09
|
$19.40
|
|
pay 9.4 times more for housing
Delhi
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.48
₹719.03
|
$70.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.66
₹23,720.01
|
$2,839.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.09
₹13,917.79
|
$2,284.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.25
₹3,922.89
|
$240.96
|
|
pay 15.6 times more for childcare
Delhi
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.50
₹7,845.91
|
$1,754.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,766.20
₹149,803.75
|
$21,666.67
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
₹201.03
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.43
₹205.88
|
$5.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
₹351.81
|
$11.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.31
₹1,807.35
|
$84.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
₹417.15
|
$18.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Delhi
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.25
₹2,735.48
|
$58.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.29
₹2,739.04
|
$59.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.15
₹4,507.78
|
$91.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.86
₹3,465.72
|
$122.86
|
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