Cost of living comparison
San Francisco is 8.3 times more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in San Francisco instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 6.8 times more for restaurants
|
Delhi
|
San Francisco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
₹353.92
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.19
₹353.92
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₹36.55
|
$2.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹16.27
|
$2.35
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for groceries
|
Delhi
|
San Francisco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹44.32
|
$4.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
₹202.36
|
$10.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
₹241.94
|
$5.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
₹94.76
|
$5.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
₹136.56
|
$7.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
₹76.51
|
$3.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
₹31.75
|
$1.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.64
|
$2.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹20.72
|
$3.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.26
|
$1.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹17.02
|
$1.57
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for transportation
|
Delhi
|
San Francisco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
₹379.05
|
$5.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.98
₹1,011.20
|
$98.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,378.06
₹1,213,442.71
|
$32,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.52
₹212.35
|
$21.40
|
|
pay 11.0 times more for housing
|
Delhi
|
San Francisco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.22
₹693.56
|
$67.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.61
₹21,740.95
|
$3,322.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$147.09
₹12,414.12
|
$2,803.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.99
₹4,303.65
|
$201.25
|
|
pay 22.9 times more for childcare
|
Delhi
|
San Francisco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.34
₹7,792.68
|
$2,770.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,986.57
₹167,657.33
|
$31,333.33
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Delhi
|
San Francisco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹151.68
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
₹175.21
|
$5.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
₹353.92
|
$13.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.02
₹1,943.11
|
$109.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.79
₹404.48
|
$17.00
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Delhi
|
San Francisco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.38
₹2,648.74
|
$63.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.88
₹3,112.23
|
$49.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.59
₹4,185.56
|
$111.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.96
₹3,119.65
|
$138.58
|
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