Cost of living comparison
Virginia is 8.2 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Virginia instead of India, you would:
pay 7.5 times more for restaurants
India
|
Virginia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹202.56
|
$20.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.90
₹329.37
|
$11.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₹33.44
|
$2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.02
|
$2.04
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for groceries
India
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹38.87
|
$3.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.54
₹214.24
|
$6.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹216.02
|
$3.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
₹79.27
|
$3.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.37
₹115.28
|
$5.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
₹74.56
|
$2.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
₹27.38
|
$0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
₹40.18
|
$2.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.36
|
$2.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.80
|
$1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.84
|
$1.41
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
India
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
₹389.61
|
$3.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₹854.40
|
$79.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,525.56
₹1,141,496.14
|
$32,788.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.94
₹248.02
|
$16.99
|
|
pay 11.0 times more for housing
India
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.39
₹623.28
|
$69.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$138.05
₹11,651.08
|
$1,832.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.33
₹7,623.62
|
$1,500.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
₹2,529.23
|
$145.31
|
|
pay 23.7 times more for childcare
India
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.73
₹4,703.25
|
$1,614.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,565.54
₹132,124.45
|
$28,849.72
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹154.95
|
$6.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹133.89
|
$5.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
₹303.01
|
$9.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.33
₹1,293.83
|
$58.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₹282.92
|
$14.24
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
India
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
₹2,027.44
|
$53.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.36
₹2,140.48
|
$41.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.62
₹3,512.29
|
$92.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.12
₹2,626.10
|
$126.91
|
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