Cost of living comparison
India is 69.0% cheaper than Finland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 80.3% less in India
- Groceries
-
pay 59.0% less in India
- Transportation
-
pay 66.1% less in India
- Housing
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pay 75.5% less in India
- Childcare
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pay 81.5% less in India
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 69.0% less in India
- Clothing
-
pay 51.8% less in India
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in India.
If you lived in India instead of Finland, you would:
pay 80.3% less for restaurants
|
Finland
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.18
€12.60
|
$2.40
₹205.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.28
|
$3.90
₹333.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.29
|
$0.40
₹33.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.66
|
$0.17
₹14.19
|
|
pay 59.0% less for groceries
|
Finland
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.03
|
$0.46
₹39.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.29
|
$2.54
₹216.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€3.80
|
$2.56
₹218.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.68
|
$0.94
₹80.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€4.78
|
$1.37
₹116.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.88
|
$0.88
₹75.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.73
|
$0.32
₹27.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.87
|
$0.48
₹40.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.48
|
$0.24
₹20.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.50
|
$0.16
₹13.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.67
|
$0.19
₹16.03
|
|
pay 66.1% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€6.80
|
$4.62
₹394.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€53.79
|
$10.12
₹864.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€28,265.76
|
$13,525.56
₹1,155,217.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€16.31
|
$2.94
₹251.00
|
|
pay 75.5% less for housing
|
Finland
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€19.77
|
$7.39
₹630.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€652.85
|
$138.05
₹11,791.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€537.54
|
$90.33
₹7,715.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€86.13
|
$29.97
₹2,559.63
|
|
pay 81.5% less for childcare
|
Finland
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€259.03
|
$55.73
₹4,759.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€7,727.37
|
$1,565.54
₹133,712.65
|
|
pay 69.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€6.48
|
$1.84
₹156.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€3.74
|
$1.59
₹135.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€9.37
|
$3.59
₹306.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€37.09
|
$15.33
₹1,309.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€13.86
|
$3.35
₹286.32
|
|
pay 51.8% less for clothing
|
Finland
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€66.80
|
$24.02
₹2,051.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€27.72
|
$25.36
₹2,166.21
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€72.97
|
$41.62
₹3,554.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€96.49
|
$31.12
₹2,657.66
|
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