Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 63.7% cheaper than Detroit.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Detroit, you would:
pay 76.9% less for restaurants
|
Detroit
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$4.15
₹352.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$4.15
₹352.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
|
$0.49
₹41.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
|
$0.19
₹15.77
|
|
pay 62.5% less for groceries
|
Detroit
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.75
|
$0.55
₹46.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.96
|
$2.37
₹201.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
|
$2.88
₹244.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.24
|
$1.15
₹97.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.70
|
$1.61
₹136.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
|
$0.89
₹75.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
|
$0.35
₹29.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.11
|
$0.46
₹39.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.20
|
$0.29
₹24.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$0.20
₹16.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$0.23
₹19.43
|
|
pay 49.4% less for transportation
|
Detroit
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
|
$4.41
₹374.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$66.00
|
$11.85
₹1,006.73
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$14,221.28
₹1,208,080.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.68
|
$2.49
₹211.41
|
|
pay 81.9% less for housing
|
Detroit
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.33
|
$8.48
₹720.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,483.17
|
$279.66
₹23,756.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,092.83
|
$164.09
₹13,939.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.03
|
$46.25
₹3,929.00
|
|
pay 91.2% less for childcare
|
Detroit
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,294.79
|
$92.50
₹7,858.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,800.00
|
$1,766.20
₹150,036.89
|
|
pay 53.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Detroit
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$2.37
₹201.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.87
|
$2.43
₹206.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
|
$4.15
₹352.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.75
|
$21.31
₹1,810.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.50
|
$4.92
₹417.79
|
|
pay 30.9% less for clothing
|
Detroit
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.58
|
$32.25
₹2,739.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.50
|
$32.29
₹2,743.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.00
|
$53.15
₹4,514.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.00
|
$40.86
₹3,471.11
|
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