Cost of living comparison
Akola is 8.0% cheaper than India overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 30.5% less in Akola
- Groceries
-
pay 1.0% less in Akola
- Transportation
-
pay 5.7% less in Akola
- Housing
-
pay 3.8% less in Akola
- Childcare
-
pay 9.7% less in Akola
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.0% less in Akola
- Clothing
-
pay 3.5% less in Akola
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, transportation, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Akola.
If you lived in Akola instead of India, you would:
pay 30.5% less for restaurants
|
India
|
Akola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹205.00
|
$0.82
₹69.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.90
₹333.33
|
$2.96
₹253.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₹33.84
|
$0.28
₹23.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.19
|
$0.16
₹13.92
|
|
pay 1.0% less for groceries
|
India
|
Akola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹39.34
|
$0.47
₹39.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.54
₹216.82
|
$3.26
₹278.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹218.61
|
$2.79
₹238.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
₹80.22
|
$0.85
₹72.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.37
₹116.67
|
$1.08
₹91.83
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
₹75.46
|
$0.84
₹71.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
₹27.70
|
$0.26
₹22.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
₹40.67
|
$0.46
₹39.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.61
|
$0.30
₹25.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.97
|
$0.16
₹13.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹16.03
|
$0.16
₹13.77
|
|
pay 5.7% less for transportation
|
India
|
Akola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
₹394.30
|
$4.73
₹404.29
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₹864.67
|
$7.11
₹607.32
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,525.56
₹1,155,217.48
|
$11,851.07
₹1,012,198.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.94
₹251.00
|
$3.44
₹293.54
|
|
pay 3.8% less for housing
|
India
|
Akola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.39
₹630.77
|
$9.86
₹841.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$138.05
₹11,791.13
|
$118.51
₹10,121.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.33
₹7,715.26
|
$71.11
₹6,073.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
₹2,559.63
|
$26.01
₹2,221.29
|
|
pay 9.7% less for childcare
|
India
|
Akola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.73
₹4,759.78
|
$51.85
₹4,428.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,565.54
₹133,712.65
|
$1,372.75
₹117,246.34
|
|
pay 2.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
India
|
Akola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹156.81
|
$1.78
₹151.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹135.50
|
$1.67
₹142.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
₹306.65
|
$2.37
₹202.44
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.33
₹1,309.38
|
$17.78
₹1,518.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₹286.32
|
$3.56
₹303.66
|
|
pay 3.5% less for clothing
|
India
|
Akola
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
₹2,051.81
|
$21.86
₹1,866.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.36
₹2,166.21
|
$24.69
₹2,108.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.62
₹3,554.51
|
$46.22
₹3,947.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.12
₹2,657.66
|
$26.99
₹2,305.56
|
|
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