Cost of living comparison
Washington is 7.7 times more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Washington instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 6.6 times more for restaurants
Delhi
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
₹350.24
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
₹350.24
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₹41.22
|
$2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.68
|
$2.22
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for groceries
Delhi
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
₹46.28
|
$4.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.37
₹200.31
|
$7.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.88
₹242.91
|
$4.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.15
₹97.25
|
$3.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
₹136.17
|
$6.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
₹75.26
|
$2.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
₹29.22
|
$0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
₹39.04
|
$2.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
₹24.28
|
$2.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.71
|
$1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.31
|
$1.61
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
Delhi
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
₹372.71
|
$3.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.85
₹1,000.68
|
$75.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,221.28
₹1,200,821.28
|
$35,699.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.49
₹210.14
|
$23.88
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for housing
Delhi
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.48
₹715.82
|
$66.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.66
₹23,614.17
|
$2,582.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.09
₹13,855.69
|
$2,028.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.25
₹3,905.39
|
$146.65
|
|
pay 23.1 times more for childcare
Delhi
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.50
₹7,810.90
|
$2,273.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,766.20
₹149,135.33
|
$38,250.00
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
₹200.14
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.43
₹204.97
|
$5.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
₹350.24
|
$11.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.31
₹1,799.29
|
$106.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
₹415.28
|
$17.18
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Delhi
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.25
₹2,723.27
|
$74.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.29
₹2,726.82
|
$50.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.15
₹4,487.67
|
$105.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.86
₹3,450.26
|
$178.48
|
|
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