Cost of living comparison
India is 67.7% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in India instead of Italy, you would:
pay 79.3% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€15.32
|
$2.40
₹202.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.54
|
$3.90
₹329.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.42
|
$0.40
₹33.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.16
|
$0.17
₹14.03
|
|
pay 63.4% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.94
|
$0.46
₹38.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.48
|
$2.54
₹214.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.25
|
$2.56
₹216.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.23
|
$0.94
₹79.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.79
|
$1.37
₹115.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$0.88
₹74.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$0.32
₹27.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.99
|
$0.48
₹40.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.24
|
$0.24
₹20.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.72
|
$0.16
₹13.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.19
₹15.84
|
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pay 61.7% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.85
|
$4.62
₹389.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€36.80
|
$10.12
₹854.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€26,765.75
|
$13,525.56
₹1,141,968.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€18.14
|
$2.94
₹248.12
|
|
pay 79.0% less for housing
|
Italy
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€27.38
|
$7.39
₹623.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€622.30
|
$138.05
₹11,655.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€485.48
|
$90.33
₹7,626.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€142.63
|
$29.97
₹2,530.27
|
|
pay 86.2% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€482.45
|
$55.73
₹4,705.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€8,976.76
|
$1,565.54
₹132,179.08
|
|
pay 49.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.75
|
$1.84
₹155.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.60
|
$1.59
₹133.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.88
|
$3.59
₹303.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€49.43
|
$15.33
₹1,294.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.91
|
$3.35
₹283.04
|
|
pay 54.8% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€74.36
|
$24.02
₹2,028.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.12
|
$25.36
₹2,141.37
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€81.62
|
$41.62
₹3,513.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€109.47
|
$31.12
₹2,627.18
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