Cost of living comparison
India is 63.5% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in India instead of Spain, you would:
pay 75.5% less for restaurants
Spain
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.55
|
$2.24
₹186.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
$3.92
₹327.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$0.41
₹34.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.30
|
$0.19
₹15.49
|
|
pay 54.3% less for groceries
Spain
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.45
₹37.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.32
|
$2.51
₹209.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.29
|
$2.48
₹206.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.18
|
$0.92
₹76.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.88
|
$1.36
₹113.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.83
₹69.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.28
₹23.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.44
₹36.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.22
₹18.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.16
₹13.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.19
₹15.78
|
|
pay 58.6% less for transportation
Spain
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.19
|
$4.78
₹399.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€36.96
|
$8.38
₹699.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,597.88
|
$13,136.82
₹1,097,537.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.12
|
$2.70
₹225.33
|
|
pay 80.4% less for housing
Spain
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.69
|
$8.43
₹704.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€647.09
|
$126.14
₹10,538.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€529.44
|
$85.52
₹7,144.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€99.08
|
$26.13
₹2,182.90
|
|
pay 84.8% less for childcare
Spain
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€317.72
|
$47.60
₹3,977.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,835.70
|
$1,206.46
₹100,795.39
|
|
pay 42.0% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.47
|
$1.88
₹157.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.72
|
$1.40
₹117.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
$3.85
₹321.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.20
|
$17.05
₹1,424.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.81
|
$2.94
₹245.39
|
|
pay 48.8% less for clothing
Spain
|
India
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€68.26
|
$25.43
₹2,124.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.64
|
$26.83
₹2,241.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€68.98
|
$41.28
₹3,448.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€84.75
|
$30.75
₹2,569.01
|
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