Cost of living comparison
India is 64.4% cheaper than Spain overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 77.8% less in India
- Groceries
-
pay 57.8% less in India
- Transportation
-
pay 59.4% less in India
- Housing
-
pay 79.8% less in India
- Childcare
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pay 82.2% less in India
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 43.4% less in India
- Clothing
-
pay 50.5% less in India
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in India.
If you lived in India instead of Spain, you would:
pay 77.8% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€11.86
|
$2.40
₹206.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€7.88
|
$3.90
₹334.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€1.82
|
$0.40
₹34.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.35
|
$0.17
₹14.26
|
|
pay 57.8% less for groceries
|
Spain
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.11
|
$0.46
₹39.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€5.45
|
$2.54
₹217.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.56
|
$2.56
₹219.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.27
|
$0.94
₹80.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€2.88
|
$1.37
₹117.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.85
|
$0.88
₹75.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.69
|
$0.32
₹27.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.74
|
$0.48
₹40.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.97
|
$0.24
₹20.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.62
|
$0.16
₹14.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.70
|
$0.19
₹16.11
|
|
pay 59.4% less for transportation
|
Spain
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.46
|
$4.62
₹396.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€29.31
|
$10.12
₹868.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€28,782.37
|
$13,525.56
₹1,160,924.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€12.46
|
$2.94
₹252.24
|
|
pay 79.8% less for housing
|
Spain
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€27.26
|
$7.39
₹633.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€746.31
|
$138.05
₹11,849.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€592.12
|
$90.33
₹7,753.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€88.95
|
$29.97
₹2,572.28
|
|
pay 82.2% less for childcare
|
Spain
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€330.20
|
$55.73
₹4,783.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€6,289.81
|
$1,565.54
₹134,373.21
|
|
pay 43.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.43
|
$1.84
₹157.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.69
|
$1.59
₹136.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€4.84
|
$3.59
₹308.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€36.67
|
$15.33
₹1,315.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€7.39
|
$3.35
₹287.74
|
|
pay 50.5% less for clothing
|
Spain
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€64.92
|
$24.02
₹2,061.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€27.47
|
$25.36
₹2,176.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€66.69
|
$41.62
₹3,572.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€78.18
|
$31.12
₹2,670.79
|
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