Cost of living comparison
George Town is 8.2 times more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in George Town instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 8.3 times more for restaurants
Delhi
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
₹350.00
|
$30.00
KYD24.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.19
₹350.00
|
$15.00
KYD12.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₹36.14
|
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹16.09
|
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for groceries
Delhi
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹43.83
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
₹200.12
|
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
₹239.26
|
$12.11
KYD10.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
₹93.71
|
$8.61
KYD7.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
₹135.04
|
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
₹75.66
|
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
₹31.40
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.20
|
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹20.49
|
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.11
|
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.83
|
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for transportation
Delhi
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
₹374.86
|
$6.98
KYD5.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.98
₹1,000.00
|
$30.00
KYD24.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,378.06
₹1,200,005.00
|
$39,004.13
KYD32,482.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.52
₹210.00
|
$72.01
KYD59.97
|
|
pay 11.5 times more for housing
Delhi
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.22
₹685.88
|
$114.70
KYD95.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.61
₹21,500.19
|
$2,700.29
KYD2,248.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$147.09
₹12,276.65
|
$2,228.81
KYD1,856.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.99
₹4,255.99
|
$317.39
KYD264.32
|
|
pay 13.8 times more for childcare
Delhi
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.34
₹7,706.38
|
$1,400.15
KYD1,166.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,986.57
₹165,800.69
|
$24,778.63
KYD20,635.34
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹150.00
|
$7.20
KYD6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
₹173.27
|
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
₹350.00
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.02
₹1,921.59
|
$73.67
KYD61.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.79
₹400.00
|
$18.00
KYD14.99
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Delhi
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.38
₹2,619.40
|
$85.51
KYD71.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.88
₹3,077.77
|
$112.01
KYD93.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.59
₹4,139.21
|
$132.97
KYD110.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.96
₹3,085.10
|
$163.52
KYD136.18
|
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