Cost of living comparison
Solapur is 5.7% cheaper than India overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.6% less in Solapur
- Groceries
-
pay 12.1% less in Solapur
- Transportation
-
pay 8.2% less in Solapur
- Housing
-
pay 19.0% less in Solapur
- Childcare
-
pay 56.8% more in Solapur
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 6.0% less in Solapur
- Clothing
-
pay 37.9% less in Solapur
Expenses including clothing, housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Solapur.
If you lived in Solapur instead of India, you would:
pay 13.6% less for restaurants
|
India
|
Solapur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹205.00
|
$1.78
₹151.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.90
₹333.33
|
$4.50
₹384.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₹33.84
|
$0.34
₹28.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.19
|
$0.12
₹10.12
|
|
pay 12.1% less for groceries
|
India
|
Solapur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹39.34
|
$0.43
₹36.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.54
₹216.82
|
$2.67
₹227.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹218.61
|
$2.58
₹220.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
₹80.22
|
$0.87
₹74.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.37
₹116.67
|
$1.42
₹121.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
₹75.46
|
$0.65
₹55.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
₹27.70
|
$0.18
₹15.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
₹40.67
|
$0.38
₹32.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.61
|
$0.16
₹13.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.97
|
$0.19
₹16.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹16.03
|
$0.15
₹13.20
|
|
pay 8.2% less for transportation
|
India
|
Solapur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
₹394.30
|
$4.75
₹405.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₹864.67
|
$4.74
₹404.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,525.56
₹1,155,217.48
|
$13,628.73
₹1,164,028.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.94
₹251.00
|
$3.44
₹293.54
|
|
pay 19.0% less for housing
|
India
|
Solapur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.39
₹630.77
|
$6.52
₹556.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$138.05
₹11,791.13
|
$94.81
₹8,097.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.33
₹7,715.26
|
$59.26
₹5,060.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
₹2,559.63
|
$30.42
₹2,598.37
|
|
pay 56.8% more for childcare
|
India
|
Solapur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.73
₹4,759.78
|
$98.76
₹8,434.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,565.54
₹133,712.65
|
$2,133.19
₹182,195.75
|
|
pay 6.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
India
|
Solapur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹156.81
|
$2.01
₹172.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹135.50
|
$1.11
₹94.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
₹306.65
|
$4.27
₹364.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.33
₹1,309.38
|
$10.07
₹860.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₹286.32
|
$3.56
₹303.66
|
|
pay 37.9% less for clothing
|
India
|
Solapur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
₹2,051.81
|
$9.18
₹784.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.36
₹2,166.21
|
$10.67
₹910.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.62
₹3,554.51
|
$46.22
₹3,947.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.12
₹2,657.66
|
$17.78
₹1,518.30
|
|
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