Cost of living comparison
India is 72.5% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in India instead of United States, you would:
pay 81.3% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.59
|
$2.40
₹202.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.47
|
$3.90
₹329.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$0.40
₹33.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$0.17
₹14.03
|
|
pay 71.6% less for groceries
|
United States
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.49
|
$0.46
₹38.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
|
$2.54
₹214.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
|
$2.56
₹216.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
|
$0.94
₹79.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$1.37
₹115.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$0.88
₹74.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$0.32
₹27.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$0.48
₹40.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.24
₹20.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.16
₹13.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.19
₹15.84
|
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pay 49.4% less for transportation
|
United States
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$4.62
₹389.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.15
|
$10.12
₹854.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,583.67
|
$13,525.56
₹1,142,076.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.81
|
$2.94
₹248.14
|
|
pay 88.6% less for housing
|
United States
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.50
|
$7.39
₹623.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,655.99
|
$138.05
₹11,657.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,423.40
|
$90.33
₹7,627.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.34
|
$29.97
₹2,530.51
|
|
pay 94.5% less for childcare
|
United States
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,351.84
|
$55.73
₹4,705.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,265.44
|
$1,565.54
₹132,191.62
|
|
pay 68.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.78
|
$1.84
₹155.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$1.59
₹133.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.68
|
$3.59
₹303.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
|
$15.33
₹1,294.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.30
|
$3.35
₹283.07
|
|
pay 53.3% less for clothing
|
United States
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.38
|
$24.02
₹2,028.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.66
|
$25.36
₹2,141.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.52
|
$41.62
₹3,514.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.08
|
$31.12
₹2,627.43
|
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