Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 40.8% cheaper than Quito.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Quito, you would:
pay 46.1% less for restaurants
Quito
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.25
|
$4.19
₹349.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$4.19
₹349.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
|
$0.43
₹36.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
|
$0.19
₹16.07
|
|
pay 45.4% less for groceries
Quito
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$0.53
₹43.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
|
$2.40
₹199.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
|
$2.87
₹238.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
|
$1.12
₹93.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
|
$1.62
₹134.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$0.91
₹75.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.38
₹31.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$0.47
₹39.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$0.25
₹20.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
|
$0.16
₹13.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.20
₹16.81
|
|
pay 22.5% less for transportation
Quito
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
|
$4.49
₹374.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$11.98
₹998.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$14,378.06
₹1,198,664.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$2.52
₹209.77
|
|
pay 27.9% less for housing
Quito
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.65
|
$8.22
₹685.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$446.45
|
$257.61
₹21,476.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.83
|
$147.09
₹12,262.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.61
|
$50.99
₹4,251.24
|
|
pay 69.3% less for childcare
Quito
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.00
|
$92.34
₹7,697.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,180.00
|
$1,986.57
₹165,615.54
|
|
pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports
Quito
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
|
$1.80
₹149.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
|
$2.08
₹173.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
|
$4.19
₹349.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.67
|
$23.02
₹1,919.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$4.79
₹399.55
|
|
pay 39.3% less for clothing
Quito
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.67
|
$31.38
₹2,616.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
|
$36.88
₹3,074.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.08
|
$49.59
₹4,134.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.36
|
$36.96
₹3,081.65
|
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