Cost of living comparison
India is 72.8% cheaper than Maryland.
If you lived in India instead of Maryland, you would:
pay 80.0% less for restaurants
|
Maryland
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
|
$2.40
₹202.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.32
|
$3.90
₹329.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
|
$0.40
₹33.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$0.17
₹14.02
|
|
pay 72.6% less for groceries
|
Maryland
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.64
|
$0.46
₹38.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.32
|
$2.54
₹214.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
|
$2.56
₹216.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
|
$0.94
₹79.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.53
|
$1.37
₹115.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.77
|
$0.88
₹74.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$0.32
₹27.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.48
|
$0.48
₹40.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
|
$0.24
₹20.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
|
$0.16
₹13.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$0.19
₹15.84
|
|
pay 46.8% less for transportation
|
Maryland
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.38
|
$4.62
₹389.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.44
|
$10.12
₹854.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,215.38
|
$13,525.56
₹1,141,496.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
|
$2.94
₹248.02
|
|
pay 88.8% less for housing
|
Maryland
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.60
|
$7.39
₹623.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,887.47
|
$138.05
₹11,651.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,554.10
|
$90.33
₹7,623.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.97
|
$29.97
₹2,529.23
|
|
pay 95.7% less for childcare
|
Maryland
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,794.91
|
$55.73
₹4,703.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,176.36
|
$1,565.54
₹132,124.45
|
|
pay 71.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Maryland
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.98
|
$1.84
₹154.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
|
$1.59
₹133.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.40
|
$3.59
₹303.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.66
|
$15.33
₹1,293.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.62
|
$3.35
₹282.92
|
|
pay 55.0% less for clothing
|
Maryland
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.07
|
$24.02
₹2,027.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.27
|
$25.36
₹2,140.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
|
$41.62
₹3,512.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.81
|
$31.12
₹2,626.10
|
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