Cost of living comparison
Kochi is 76.4% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Kochi instead of Washington, you would:
pay 82.9% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Kochi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$1.44
₹120.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$4.43
₹371.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
|
$0.46
₹38.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.17
₹14.00
|
|
pay 72.8% less for groceries
Washington
|
Kochi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.88
|
$0.58
₹48.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.06
|
$3.21
₹269.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
|
$2.56
₹214.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
|
$0.98
₹81.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.74
|
$1.35
₹113.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$0.86
₹72.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
|
$0.31
₹25.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.28
|
$0.44
₹37.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.56
|
$0.32
₹26.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
|
$0.23
₹18.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$0.21
₹18.02
|
|
pay 49.1% less for transportation
Washington
|
Kochi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.64
|
$4.81
₹403.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$80.00
|
$15.62
₹1,310.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$11,977.53
₹1,004,908.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.96
|
$3.83
₹321.57
|
|
pay 89.8% less for housing
Washington
|
Kochi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.57
|
$7.31
₹613.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,560.23
|
$212.93
₹17,865.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,084.16
|
$106.17
₹8,907.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.15
|
$21.00
₹1,761.88
|
|
pay 95.4% less for childcare
Washington
|
Kochi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,326.57
|
$96.82
₹8,123.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$51,000.00
|
$2,545.22
₹213,542.99
|
|
pay 76.9% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Kochi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$1.80
₹150.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.48
|
$1.34
₹112.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.11
|
$4.55
₹381.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$104.29
|
$17.61
₹1,477.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.68
|
$2.34
₹195.96
|
|
pay 67.7% less for clothing
Washington
|
Kochi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.41
|
$24.87
₹2,086.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.96
|
$21.89
₹1,836.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.93
|
$39.08
₹3,278.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.48
|
$32.56
₹2,732.09
|
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