Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 60.6% cheaper than San Jose.
If you lived in Delhi instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 70.9% less for restaurants
San Jose
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.74
CRC5,499.01
|
$4.19
₹352.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.76
CRC4,999.10
|
$4.19
₹352.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,031.14
|
$0.43
₹36.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
CRC768.17
|
$0.19
₹16.21
|
|
pay 66.5% less for groceries
San Jose
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
CRC1,363.63
|
$0.53
₹44.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
CRC2,305.14
|
$2.40
₹201.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.34
CRC3,760.67
|
$2.87
₹241.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.25
CRC1,664.88
|
$1.12
₹94.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
CRC2,335.25
|
$1.62
₹136.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.28
CRC1,166.98
|
$0.91
₹76.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CRC323.82
|
$0.38
₹31.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
CRC667.24
|
$0.47
₹39.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
CRC656.53
|
$0.25
₹20.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
CRC629.96
|
$0.16
₹13.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC552.66
|
$0.20
₹16.96
|
|
pay 56.1% less for transportation
San Jose
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.59
CRC2,864.24
|
$4.49
₹377.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.19
CRC19,561.69
|
$11.98
₹1,007.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.41
CRC16,197,075.41
|
$14,378.06
₹1,208,994.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.67
CRC7,000.69
|
$2.52
₹211.57
|
|
pay 55.0% less for housing
San Jose
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.58
CRC24,370.29
|
$8.22
₹691.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$701.17
CRC359,104.80
|
$257.61
₹21,661.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.75
CRC227,268.91
|
$147.09
₹12,368.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.88
CRC28,106.29
|
$50.99
₹4,287.87
|
|
pay 80.8% less for childcare
San Jose
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.64
CRC237,457.12
|
$92.34
₹7,764.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,719.76
CRC5,490,168.12
|
$1,986.57
₹167,042.72
|
|
pay 39.6% less for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.47
CRC1,774.68
|
$1.80
₹151.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.56
CRC1,825.31
|
$2.08
₹174.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.59
CRC2,349.58
|
$4.19
₹352.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.91
CRC30,169.50
|
$23.02
₹1,935.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
CRC3,999.28
|
$4.79
₹403.00
|
|
pay 55.5% less for clothing
San Jose
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.78
CRC42,906.10
|
$31.38
₹2,639.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.26
CRC26,763.89
|
$36.88
₹3,100.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$126.81
CRC64,944.11
|
$49.59
₹4,170.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.58
CRC61,241.57
|
$36.96
₹3,108.21
|
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