Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 6.2 times more expensive than Kochi.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Kochi, you would:
pay 7.5 times more for restaurants
Kochi
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
₹150.10
|
$21.44
€20.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.74
₹400.27
|
$10.72
€10.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₹39.10
|
$2.46
€2.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹16.18
|
$1.95
€1.87
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Kochi
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
₹48.15
|
$1.85
€1.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.48
₹293.53
|
$3.60
€3.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.54
₹214.81
|
$5.32
€5.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.98
₹82.84
|
$4.22
€4.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.50
₹126.68
|
$4.64
€4.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
₹78.01
|
$1.11
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
₹26.33
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.82
|
$1.28
€1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
₹25.84
|
$1.86
€1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.35
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.61
|
$0.72
€0.69
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
Kochi
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.76
₹401.72
|
$7.19
€6.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.46
₹1,305.24
|
$123.25
€118.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,221.28
₹1,200,821.28
|
$39,306.91
€37,729.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.79
₹320.22
|
$26.47
€25.41
|
|
pay 12.2 times more for housing
Kochi
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.94
₹586.40
|
$55.82
€53.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.55
₹16,427.90
|
$2,138.28
€2,052.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$104.96
₹8,862.56
|
$1,827.10
€1,753.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$17.47
₹1,475.04
|
$214.65
€206.03
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for childcare
Kochi
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$95.80
₹8,088.87
|
$1,307.98
€1,255.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,518.35
₹212,645.43
|
$9,645.87
€9,258.85
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Kochi
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
₹150.10
|
$7.50
€7.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
₹110.08
|
$4.33
€4.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.50
₹380.26
|
$17.68
€16.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.96
₹1,601.10
|
$56.25
€54.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.13
₹180.12
|
$13.93
€13.37
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Kochi
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.81
₹2,095.18
|
$96.07
€92.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.49
₹1,645.57
|
$41.10
€39.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$37.25
₹3,145.01
|
$97.72
€93.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.05
₹2,537.45
|
$114.27
€109.68
|
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