Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 69.6% cheaper than Reading.
- Restaurants
-
pay 78.7% less in Delhi
- Groceries
-
pay 56.6% less in Delhi
- Transportation
-
pay 67.8% less in Delhi
- Housing
-
pay 79.3% less in Delhi
- Childcare
-
pay 92.7% less in Delhi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 61.6% less in Delhi
- Clothing
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pay 50.8% less in Delhi
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Delhi.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Reading, you would:
pay 78.7% less for restaurants
|
Reading
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£18.83
|
$4.15
₹354.68
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
£6.44
|
$4.15
₹354.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.23
£2.35
|
$0.49
₹41.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
£1.84
|
$0.19
₹15.88
|
|
pay 56.6% less for groceries
|
Reading
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
£1.05
|
$0.55
₹46.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
£3.11
|
$2.37
₹202.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
£3.66
|
$2.88
₹245.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.58
|
$1.15
₹98.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.70
|
$1.61
₹137.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
£0.98
|
$0.89
₹76.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
£0.43
|
$0.35
₹29.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.02
|
$0.46
₹39.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
£1.62
|
$0.29
₹24.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
£0.38
|
$0.20
₹16.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
£0.41
|
$0.23
₹19.55
|
|
pay 67.8% less for transportation
|
Reading
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.99
£5.09
|
$4.41
₹377.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.66
£60.24
|
$11.85
₹1,013.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£26,624.26
|
$14,221.28
₹1,216,048.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.97
£14.55
|
$2.49
₹212.81
|
|
pay 79.3% less for housing
|
Reading
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.02
£28.43
|
$8.48
₹724.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,614.42
£1,176.61
|
$279.66
₹23,913.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,366.88
£996.19
|
$164.09
₹14,031.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.30
£106.63
|
$46.25
₹3,954.91
|
|
pay 92.7% less for childcare
|
Reading
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,653.17
£1,204.85
|
$92.50
₹7,909.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,586.17
£14,274.59
|
$1,766.20
₹151,026.43
|
|
pay 61.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Reading
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.46
£4.71
|
$2.37
₹202.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
£3.40
|
$2.43
₹207.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.08
£13.18
|
$4.15
₹354.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.66
£34.00
|
$21.31
₹1,822.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.21
£10.35
|
$4.92
₹420.55
|
|
pay 50.8% less for clothing
|
Reading
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.88
£53.12
|
$32.25
₹2,757.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
£49.10
|
$32.29
₹2,761.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.26
£64.32
|
$53.15
₹4,544.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.70
£66.83
|
$40.86
₹3,494.01
|
|
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