Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 67.8% cheaper than Netherlands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 79.8% less in Delhi
- Groceries
-
pay 59.8% less in Delhi
- Transportation
-
pay 68.9% less in Delhi
- Housing
-
pay 79.6% less in Delhi
- Childcare
-
pay 87.4% less in Delhi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 52.8% less in Delhi
- Clothing
-
pay 46.4% less in Delhi
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Delhi.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 79.8% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€18.18
|
$4.15
₹355.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€11.85
|
$4.15
₹355.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.86
|
$0.49
₹41.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.26
|
$0.19
₹15.93
|
|
pay 59.8% less for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.74
|
$0.55
₹47.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€6.01
|
$2.37
₹203.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.27
|
$2.88
₹246.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€4.28
|
$1.15
₹98.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.68
|
$1.61
₹138.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.84
|
$0.89
₹76.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.02
|
$0.35
₹29.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.79
|
$0.46
₹39.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.60
|
$0.29
₹24.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.86
|
$0.20
₹16.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.85
|
$0.23
₹19.62
|
|
pay 68.9% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€7.56
|
$4.41
₹378.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€92.99
|
$11.85
₹1,016.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€30,973.75
|
$14,221.28
₹1,219,816.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€22.06
|
$2.49
₹213.47
|
|
pay 79.6% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€41.81
|
$8.48
₹727.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,250.22
|
$279.66
₹23,987.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€1,020.09
|
$164.09
₹14,074.87
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€182.08
|
$46.25
₹3,967.17
|
|
pay 87.4% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,578.78
|
$92.50
₹7,934.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€8,777.55
|
$1,766.20
₹151,494.45
|
|
pay 52.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€5.38
|
$2.37
₹203.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.49
|
$2.43
₹208.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€11.17
|
$4.15
₹355.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€37.81
|
$21.31
₹1,827.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€13.52
|
$4.92
₹421.85
|
|
pay 46.4% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€81.80
|
$32.25
₹2,766.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€37.10
|
$32.29
₹2,769.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€89.80
|
$53.15
₹4,558.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€114.95
|
$40.86
₹3,504.83
|
|
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