Cost of living comparison
Chandigarh is 13.7% more expensive than India overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 9.5% more in Chandigarh
- Groceries
-
pay 6.0% more in Chandigarh
- Transportation
-
pay 8.2% less in Chandigarh
- Housing
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pay 18.9% more in Chandigarh
- Childcare
-
pay 46.6% more in Chandigarh
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.7% more in Chandigarh
- Clothing
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pay 20.5% more in Chandigarh
The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Chandigarh are more expensive than in India.
If you lived in Chandigarh instead of India, you would:
pay 9.5% more for restaurants
|
India
|
Chandigarh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹205.41
|
$3.26
₹278.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.90
₹334.00
|
$3.56
₹304.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₹33.91
|
$0.35
₹30.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.22
|
$0.20
₹17.47
|
|
pay 6.0% more for groceries
|
India
|
Chandigarh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹39.42
|
$0.54
₹46.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.54
₹217.26
|
$2.41
₹206.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹219.06
|
$2.78
₹237.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
₹80.38
|
$1.13
₹96.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.37
₹116.90
|
$1.46
₹125.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
₹75.61
|
$0.94
₹80.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
₹27.76
|
$0.37
₹31.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
₹40.75
|
$0.44
₹37.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.65
|
$0.26
₹22.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.99
|
$0.16
₹13.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹16.06
|
$0.19
₹16.68
|
|
pay 8.2% less for transportation
|
India
|
Chandigarh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
₹395.10
|
$4.57
₹391.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₹866.42
|
$8.89
₹760.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,525.56
₹1,157,561.78
|
$15,998.94
₹1,369,241.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.94
₹251.51
|
$1.83
₹156.19
|
|
pay 18.9% more for housing
|
India
|
Chandigarh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.39
₹632.05
|
$8.00
₹684.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$138.05
₹11,815.06
|
$173.46
₹14,844.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.33
₹7,730.92
|
$106.66
₹9,128.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
₹2,564.83
|
$37.04
₹3,170.00
|
|
pay 46.6% more for childcare
|
India
|
Chandigarh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.73
₹4,769.44
|
$62.22
₹5,324.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,565.54
₹133,984.00
|
$2,844.26
₹243,420.64
|
|
pay 2.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
India
|
Chandigarh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹157.13
|
$1.30
₹111.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹135.77
|
$1.79
₹152.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
₹307.28
|
$4.09
₹349.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.33
₹1,312.04
|
$19.61
₹1,678.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₹286.90
|
$2.96
₹253.56
|
|
pay 20.5% more for clothing
|
India
|
Chandigarh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
₹2,055.97
|
$27.69
₹2,369.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.36
₹2,170.61
|
$31.60
₹2,704.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.62
₹3,561.72
|
$56.23
₹4,812.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.12
₹2,663.06
|
$33.33
₹2,852.59
|
|
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