Cost of living comparison
India is 60.3% cheaper than Slovakia overall.
- Restaurants
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pay 71.1% less in India
- Groceries
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pay 54.5% less in India
- Transportation
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pay 52.1% less in India
- Housing
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pay 75.7% less in India
- Childcare
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pay 83.3% less in India
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 38.4% less in India
- Clothing
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pay 47.2% less in India
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in India.
If you lived in India instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 71.1% less for restaurants
Slovakia
|
India
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
€7.00
|
$2.40
₹206.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.98
€6.86
|
$3.90
₹336.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.36
|
$0.40
₹34.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.19
|
$0.17
₹14.31
|
|
pay 54.5% less for groceries
Slovakia
|
India
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
€1.16
|
$0.46
₹39.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
€5.19
|
$2.54
₹218.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.89
€3.34
|
$2.56
₹220.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€2.95
|
$0.94
₹80.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
€2.68
|
$1.37
₹117.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.62
|
$0.88
₹76.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.68
|
$0.32
₹27.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.83
|
$0.48
₹41.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.30
|
$0.24
₹20.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.50
|
$0.16
₹14.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.53
|
$0.19
₹16.16
|
|
pay 52.1% less for transportation
Slovakia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.34
€5.45
|
$4.62
₹397.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.69
€22.95
|
$10.12
₹872.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,429.89
€21,008.49
|
$13,525.56
₹1,165,149.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.64
€10.01
|
$2.94
₹253.15
|
|
pay 75.7% less for housing
Slovakia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.60
€17.71
|
$7.39
₹636.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$566.87
€487.48
|
$138.05
₹11,892.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.12
€402.56
|
$90.33
₹7,781.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.07
€147.11
|
$29.97
₹2,581.64
|
|
pay 83.3% less for childcare
Slovakia
|
India
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$400.86
€344.72
|
$55.73
₹4,800.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,069.66
€6,939.51
|
$1,565.54
₹134,862.28
|
|
pay 38.4% less for entertainment and sports
Slovakia
|
India
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
€1.71
|
$1.84
₹158.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
€2.02
|
$1.59
₹136.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.24
€4.50
|
$3.59
₹309.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.04
€34.43
|
$15.33
₹1,320.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
€7.06
|
$3.35
₹288.78
|
|
pay 47.2% less for clothing
Slovakia
|
India
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.57
€54.67
|
$24.02
₹2,069.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.21
€25.12
|
$25.36
₹2,184.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.92
€67.87
|
$41.62
₹3,585.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.27
€79.35
|
$31.12
₹2,680.51
|
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