Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 74.9% cheaper than San Francisco.
If you lived in Delhi instead of San Francisco, you would:
pay 80.8% less for restaurants
San Francisco
|
Delhi
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$4.15
₹350.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$4.15
₹350.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
|
$0.49
₹41.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
|
$0.19
₹15.67
|
|
pay 79.5% less for groceries
San Francisco
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.86
|
$0.55
₹46.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.38
|
$2.37
₹200.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
|
$2.88
₹242.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.32
|
$1.15
₹97.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.49
|
$1.61
₹136.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.26
|
$0.89
₹75.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
|
$0.35
₹29.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.54
|
$0.46
₹39.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.74
|
$0.29
₹24.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$0.20
₹16.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.86
|
$0.23
₹19.30
|
|
pay 63.3% less for transportation
San Francisco
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
|
$4.41
₹372.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$98.00
|
$11.85
₹1,000.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,753.89
|
$14,221.28
₹1,200,211.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.31
|
$2.49
₹210.04
|
|
pay 87.0% less for housing
San Francisco
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.19
|
$8.48
₹715.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,110.17
|
$279.66
₹23,602.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,750.00
|
$164.09
₹13,848.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$194.16
|
$46.25
₹3,903.40
|
|
pay 96.1% less for childcare
San Francisco
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,829.63
|
$92.50
₹7,806.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$38,000.00
|
$1,766.20
₹149,059.56
|
|
pay 69.3% less for entertainment and sports
San Francisco
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$2.37
₹200.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.64
|
$2.43
₹204.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.00
|
$4.15
₹350.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$94.53
|
$21.31
₹1,798.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.00
|
$4.92
₹415.07
|
|
pay 48.5% less for clothing
San Francisco
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.43
|
$32.25
₹2,721.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.08
|
$32.29
₹2,725.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.32
|
$53.15
₹4,485.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.92
|
$40.86
₹3,448.50
|
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