Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 2.5 times more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Delhi
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
₹350.00
|
$5.85
R$30.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.19
₹350.00
|
$6.82
R$35.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₹36.14
|
$1.20
R$6.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹16.09
|
$0.80
R$4.17
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Delhi
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹43.83
|
$1.78
R$9.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
₹200.12
|
$5.19
R$27.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
₹239.26
|
$4.10
R$21.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
₹93.71
|
$2.39
R$12.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
₹135.04
|
$1.61
R$8.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
₹75.66
|
$0.94
R$4.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
₹31.40
|
$0.61
R$3.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.20
|
$0.48
R$2.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹20.49
|
$0.67
R$3.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.11
|
$0.49
R$2.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.83
|
$0.58
R$3.03
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Delhi
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
₹374.86
|
$4.15
R$21.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.98
₹1,000.00
|
$47.57
R$249.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,378.06
₹1,200,005.00
|
$25,345.08
R$132,967.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.52
₹210.00
|
$8.07
R$42.35
|
|
pay 69.2% more for housing
Delhi
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.22
₹685.88
|
$20.58
R$107.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.61
₹21,500.19
|
$401.50
R$2,106.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$147.09
₹12,276.65
|
$242.40
R$1,271.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.99
₹4,255.99
|
$53.80
R$282.25
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Delhi
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.34
₹7,706.38
|
$530.73
R$2,784.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,986.57
₹165,800.69
|
$12,185.14
R$63,926.88
|
|
pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹150.00
|
$1.95
R$10.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
₹173.27
|
$1.95
R$10.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
₹350.00
|
$2.24
R$11.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.02
₹1,921.59
|
$26.15
R$137.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.79
₹400.00
|
$7.80
R$40.91
|
|
pay 51.6% more for clothing
Delhi
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.38
₹2,619.40
|
$57.37
R$301.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.88
₹3,077.77
|
$45.12
R$236.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.59
₹4,139.21
|
$65.72
R$344.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.96
₹3,085.10
|
$62.37
R$327.20
|
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