Cost of living comparison
India is 67.7% cheaper than Italy overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 79.3% less in India
- Groceries
-
pay 63.4% less in India
- Transportation
-
pay 61.7% less in India
- Housing
-
pay 79.0% less in India
- Childcare
-
pay 86.2% less in India
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 49.3% less in India
- Clothing
-
pay 54.8% less in India
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in India.
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
€14.17
|
$2.40
₹204.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€8.83
|
$3.90
₹333.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.24
|
$0.40
₹33.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.07
|
$0.17
₹14.19
|
|
pay 63.4% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.79
|
$0.46
₹39.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.00
|
$2.54
₹216.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€4.86
|
$2.56
₹218.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€2.99
|
$0.94
₹80.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.43
|
$1.37
₹116.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.85
|
$0.88
₹75.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.74
|
$0.32
₹27.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.91
|
$0.48
₹40.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.15
|
$0.24
₹20.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.66
|
$0.16
₹13.96
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.62
|
$0.19
₹16.02
|
|
pay 61.7% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.34
|
$4.62
₹394.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€34.06
|
$10.12
₹864.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€24,771.44
|
$13,525.56
₹1,154,876.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€16.79
|
$2.94
₹250.92
|
|
pay 79.0% less for housing
|
Italy
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€25.34
|
$7.39
₹630.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€575.93
|
$138.05
₹11,787.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€449.31
|
$90.33
₹7,712.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€132.00
|
$29.97
₹2,558.88
|
|
pay 86.2% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€446.50
|
$55.73
₹4,758.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€8,307.91
|
$1,565.54
₹133,673.24
|
|
pay 49.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.40
|
$1.84
₹156.77
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.48
|
$1.59
₹135.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.44
|
$3.59
₹306.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€45.74
|
$15.33
₹1,309.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.24
|
$3.35
₹286.24
|
|
pay 54.8% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€68.82
|
$24.02
₹2,051.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€29.72
|
$25.36
₹2,165.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€75.54
|
$41.62
₹3,553.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€101.31
|
$31.12
₹2,656.88
|
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