Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 60.6% cheaper than San Jose.
If you lived in Delhi instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 70.9% less for restaurants
San Jose
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.74
CRC5,647.11
|
$4.19
₹350.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.76
CRC5,133.73
|
$4.19
₹350.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,058.91
|
$0.43
₹36.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
CRC788.85
|
$0.19
₹16.10
|
|
pay 66.5% less for groceries
San Jose
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
CRC1,400.35
|
$0.53
₹43.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
CRC2,367.22
|
$2.40
₹200.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.34
CRC3,861.95
|
$2.87
₹239.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.25
CRC1,709.72
|
$1.12
₹93.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
CRC2,398.15
|
$1.62
₹135.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.28
CRC1,198.41
|
$0.91
₹75.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CRC332.54
|
$0.38
₹31.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
CRC685.21
|
$0.47
₹39.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
CRC674.21
|
$0.25
₹20.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
CRC646.92
|
$0.16
₹13.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC567.54
|
$0.20
₹16.85
|
|
pay 56.1% less for transportation
San Jose
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.59
CRC2,941.38
|
$4.49
₹375.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.19
CRC20,088.52
|
$11.98
₹1,001.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.41
CRC16,633,296.11
|
$14,378.06
₹1,201,309.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.67
CRC7,189.24
|
$2.52
₹210.23
|
|
pay 55.0% less for housing
San Jose
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.58
CRC25,026.63
|
$8.22
₹686.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$701.17
CRC368,776.23
|
$257.61
₹21,523.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.75
CRC233,389.73
|
$147.09
₹12,289.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.88
CRC28,863.25
|
$50.99
₹4,260.62
|
|
pay 80.8% less for childcare
San Jose
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.64
CRC243,852.34
|
$92.34
₹7,714.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,719.76
CRC5,638,029.69
|
$1,986.57
₹165,980.87
|
|
pay 39.6% less for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.47
CRC1,822.48
|
$1.80
₹150.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.56
CRC1,874.47
|
$2.08
₹173.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.59
CRC2,412.85
|
$4.19
₹350.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.91
CRC30,982.03
|
$23.02
₹1,923.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
CRC4,106.99
|
$4.79
₹400.44
|
|
pay 55.5% less for clothing
San Jose
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.78
CRC44,061.65
|
$31.38
₹2,622.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.26
CRC27,484.69
|
$36.88
₹3,081.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$126.81
CRC66,693.19
|
$49.59
₹4,143.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.58
CRC62,890.93
|
$36.96
₹3,088.45
|
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