Cost of living comparison
India is 55.3% cheaper than Queretaro.
- Restaurants
-
pay 63.6% less in India
- Groceries
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pay 57.4% less in India
- Transportation
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pay 38.1% less in India
- Housing
-
pay 70.1% less in India
- Childcare
-
pay 75.2% less in India
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 31.9% less in India
- Clothing
-
pay 51.1% less in India
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in India.
If you lived in India instead of Queretaro, you would:
pay 63.6% less for restaurants
Queretaro
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.94
MX$166.55
|
$2.40
₹206.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MX$111.84
|
$3.90
₹334.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
MX$19.46
|
$0.40
₹34.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
MX$19.96
|
$0.17
₹14.26
|
|
pay 57.4% less for groceries
Queretaro
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MX$40.71
|
$0.46
₹39.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.62
MX$86.08
|
$2.54
₹217.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
MX$97.91
|
$2.56
₹219.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
MX$36.49
|
$0.94
₹80.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
MX$79.68
|
$1.37
₹117.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
MX$28.48
|
$0.88
₹75.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MX$10.81
|
$0.32
₹27.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$14.17
|
$0.48
₹40.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MX$13.34
|
$0.24
₹20.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$15.55
|
$0.16
₹14.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$10.25
|
$0.19
₹16.11
|
|
pay 38.1% less for transportation
Queretaro
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
MX$82.86
|
$4.62
₹396.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.74
MX$442.53
|
$10.12
₹868.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,994.52
MX$335,421.40
|
$13,525.56
₹1,160,924.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.42
MX$212.82
|
$2.94
₹252.24
|
|
pay 70.1% less for housing
Queretaro
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.91
MX$520.19
|
$7.39
₹633.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$580.79
MX$10,826.01
|
$138.05
₹11,849.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$435.52
MX$8,118.23
|
$90.33
₹7,753.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.48
MX$1,145.97
|
$29.97
₹2,572.28
|
|
pay 75.2% less for childcare
Queretaro
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$309.42
MX$5,767.71
|
$55.73
₹4,783.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,930.91
MX$91,913.17
|
$1,565.54
₹134,373.21
|
|
pay 31.9% less for entertainment and sports
Queretaro
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MX$39.46
|
$1.84
₹157.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.26
MX$60.75
|
$1.59
₹136.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.97
MX$74.02
|
$3.59
₹308.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.49
MX$717.44
|
$15.33
₹1,315.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.47
MX$83.28
|
$3.35
₹287.74
|
|
pay 51.1% less for clothing
Queretaro
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.02
MX$857.87
|
$24.02
₹2,061.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.69
MX$777.07
|
$25.36
₹2,176.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.49
MX$1,742.65
|
$41.62
₹3,572.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.90
MX$1,526.59
|
$31.12
₹2,670.79
|
|
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