Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 47.4% cheaper than Japan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 44.0% less in Delhi
- Groceries
-
pay 63.6% less in Delhi
- Transportation
-
pay 50.2% less in Delhi
- Housing
-
pay 56.4% less in Delhi
- Childcare
-
pay 76.0% less in Delhi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 28.6% less in Delhi
- Clothing
-
pay 13.0% less in Delhi
Expenses including childcare, groceries, housing, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Delhi.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Japan, you would:
pay 44.0% less for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥936
|
$4.15
₹354.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥718
|
$4.15
₹354.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥141
|
$0.49
₹41.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥107
|
$0.19
₹15.86
|
|
pay 63.6% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥221
|
$0.55
₹46.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥832
|
$2.37
₹202.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥793
|
$2.88
₹245.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥293
|
$1.15
₹98.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥396
|
$1.61
₹137.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥316
|
$0.89
₹76.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥149
|
$0.35
₹29.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥239
|
$0.46
₹39.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥296
|
$0.29
₹24.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥184
|
$0.20
₹16.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥157
|
$0.23
₹19.53
|
|
pay 50.2% less for transportation
|
Japan
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥614
|
$4.41
₹377.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥8,405
|
$11.85
₹1,012.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,204,394
|
$14,221.28
₹1,214,638.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,696
|
$2.49
₹212.56
|
|
pay 56.4% less for housing
|
Japan
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,520
|
$8.48
₹724.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥72,743
|
$279.66
₹23,885.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥47,308
|
$164.09
₹14,015.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥16,433
|
$46.25
₹3,950.32
|
|
pay 76.0% less for childcare
|
Japan
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥41,883
|
$92.50
₹7,900.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,612,985
|
$1,766.20
₹150,851.33
|
|
pay 28.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥394
|
$2.37
₹202.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥404
|
$2.43
₹207.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥579
|
$4.15
₹354.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥8,390
|
$21.31
₹1,819.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,741
|
$4.92
₹420.06
|
|
pay 13.0% less for clothing
|
Japan
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥5,894
|
$32.25
₹2,754.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥3,899
|
$32.29
₹2,758.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥7,862
|
$53.15
₹4,539.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥11,872
|
$40.86
₹3,489.96
|
|
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