Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 10.1 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Jersey instead of India, you would:
pay 10.9 times more for restaurants
|
India
|
Jersey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹202.65
|
$45.20
£35.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.90
₹329.51
|
$10.33
£8.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₹33.45
|
$2.83
£2.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.03
|
$2.50
£1.98
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for groceries
|
India
|
Jersey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹38.89
|
$2.30
£1.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.54
₹214.33
|
$5.33
£4.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹216.11
|
$7.84
£6.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
₹79.30
|
$5.37
£4.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.37
₹115.33
|
$5.67
£4.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
₹74.59
|
$1.89
£1.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
₹27.39
|
$1.39
£1.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
₹40.20
|
$1.85
£1.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.37
|
$1.83
£1.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.81
|
$1.57
£1.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.84
|
$1.44
£1.14
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for transportation
|
India
|
Jersey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
₹389.78
|
$7.93
£6.29
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₹854.75
|
$67.16
£53.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,525.56
₹1,141,968.05
|
$27,768.06
£22,006.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.94
₹248.12
|
$51.51
£40.82
|
|
pay 11.9 times more for housing
|
India
|
Jersey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.39
₹623.53
|
$72.54
£57.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$138.05
₹11,655.90
|
$1,808.15
£1,433.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.33
₹7,626.78
|
$1,715.90
£1,359.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
₹2,530.27
|
$167.51
£132.76
|
|
pay 27.5 times more for childcare
|
India
|
Jersey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.73
₹4,705.19
|
$2,324.77
£1,842.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,565.54
₹132,179.08
|
$20,664.60
£16,377.09
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
India
|
Jersey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹155.02
|
$7.75
£6.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹133.95
|
$4.95
£3.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
₹303.14
|
$15.50
£12.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.33
₹1,294.37
|
$74.05
£58.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₹283.04
|
$18.08
£14.33
|
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pay 4.1 times more for clothing
|
India
|
Jersey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
₹2,028.27
|
$100.09
£79.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.36
₹2,141.37
|
$69.31
£54.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.62
₹3,513.74
|
$121.08
£95.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.12
₹2,627.18
|
$202.34
£160.36
|
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