Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 72.0% cheaper than Sacramento.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Sacramento, you would:
pay 77.6% less for restaurants
|
Sacramento
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$4.15
₹351.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$4.15
₹351.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
|
$0.49
₹41.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
|
$0.19
₹15.75
|
|
pay 74.1% less for groceries
|
Sacramento
|
Delhi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.84
|
$0.55
₹46.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.35
|
$2.37
₹201.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
|
$2.88
₹243.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.29
|
$1.15
₹97.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.00
|
$1.61
₹136.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$0.89
₹75.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
|
$0.35
₹29.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.87
|
$0.46
₹39.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.27
|
$0.29
₹24.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
|
$0.20
₹16.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
$0.23
₹19.40
|
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pay 61.3% less for transportation
|
Sacramento
|
Delhi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
|
$4.41
₹374.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$11.85
₹1,005.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,753.89
|
$14,221.28
₹1,206,203.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.91
|
$2.49
₹211.09
|
|
pay 88.0% less for housing
|
Sacramento
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$81.63
|
$8.48
₹719.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,096.82
|
$279.66
₹23,720.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,803.25
|
$164.09
₹13,917.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$299.86
|
$46.25
₹3,922.89
|
|
pay 94.0% less for childcare
|
Sacramento
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,517.50
|
$92.50
₹7,845.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,000.00
|
$1,766.20
₹149,803.75
|
|
pay 63.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sacramento
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
|
$2.37
₹201.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.54
|
$2.43
₹205.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$4.15
₹351.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.12
|
$21.31
₹1,807.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
|
$4.92
₹417.15
|
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pay 46.0% less for clothing
|
Sacramento
|
Delhi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.78
|
$32.25
₹2,735.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.50
|
$32.29
₹2,739.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.22
|
$53.15
₹4,507.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.50
|
$40.86
₹3,465.72
|
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