Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 22.4% more expensive than Kochi.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Kochi, you would:
pay 49.1% more for restaurants
Kochi
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.44
₹120.59
|
$4.19
₹351.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.43
₹371.82
|
$4.19
₹351.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₹38.52
|
$0.43
₹36.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.00
|
$0.19
₹16.17
|
|
pay 1.5% less for groceries
Kochi
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
₹48.66
|
$0.53
₹44.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
₹269.65
|
$2.40
₹201.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹214.65
|
$2.87
₹240.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.98
₹81.98
|
$1.12
₹94.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
₹113.50
|
$1.62
₹135.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
₹72.55
|
$0.91
₹76.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
₹25.98
|
$0.38
₹31.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹37.32
|
$0.47
₹39.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
₹26.84
|
$0.25
₹20.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹18.99
|
$0.16
₹13.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
₹18.02
|
$0.20
₹16.92
|
|
pay 11.1% less for transportation
Kochi
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
₹403.67
|
$4.49
₹376.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.62
₹1,310.75
|
$11.98
₹1,005.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,977.53
₹1,004,908.21
|
$14,378.06
₹1,206,311.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.83
₹321.57
|
$2.52
₹211.10
|
|
pay 53.7% more for housing
Kochi
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.31
₹613.47
|
$8.22
₹689.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.93
₹17,865.03
|
$257.61
₹21,613.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$106.17
₹8,907.73
|
$147.09
₹12,341.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.00
₹1,761.88
|
$50.99
₹4,278.36
|
|
pay 13.2% less for childcare
Kochi
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.82
₹8,123.01
|
$92.34
₹7,746.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,545.22
₹213,542.99
|
$1,986.57
₹166,672.07
|
|
pay 45.8% more for entertainment and sports
Kochi
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹150.74
|
$1.80
₹150.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
₹112.21
|
$2.08
₹174.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
₹381.87
|
$4.19
₹351.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.61
₹1,477.81
|
$23.02
₹1,931.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.34
₹195.96
|
$4.79
₹402.10
|
|
pay 33.8% more for clothing
Kochi
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.87
₹2,086.66
|
$31.38
₹2,633.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.89
₹1,836.24
|
$36.88
₹3,093.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.08
₹3,278.51
|
$49.59
₹4,160.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.56
₹2,732.09
|
$36.96
₹3,101.31
|
|
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