Cost of living comparison
Italy is 4.6 times more expensive than Tirunelveli.
If you lived in Italy instead of Tirunelveli, you would:
pay 7.6 times more for restaurants
Tirunelveli
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.22
₹102.08
|
$15.74
€14.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.97
₹331.78
|
$9.09
€8.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₹36.58
|
$2.45
€2.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
₹10.21
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Tirunelveli
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
₹30.97
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.27
₹189.29
|
$7.20
€6.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.12
₹177.29
|
$4.88
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.74
₹61.97
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.17
₹98.14
|
$4.47
€4.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
₹72.69
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.27
₹22.68
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
₹42.69
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.46
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.55
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹16.15
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Tirunelveli
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
₹382.58
|
$8.02
€7.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.70
₹643.54
|
$38.40
€35.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,273.61
₹1,276,059.10
|
$25,887.08
€24,016.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
₹306.25
|
$18.65
€17.30
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
Tirunelveli
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.26
₹606.54
|
$30.75
€28.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.86
₹9,178.02
|
$608.10
€564.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$83.58
₹6,983.21
|
$488.80
€453.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.16
₹2,101.96
|
$151.72
€140.76
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
Tirunelveli
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.55
₹6,228.78
|
$459.30
€426.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,156.63
₹96,632.32
|
$9,604.44
€8,910.52
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Tirunelveli
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
₹132.71
|
$4.83
€4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
₹102.08
|
$1.60
€1.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.40
₹367.51
|
$6.30
€5.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.69
₹893.24
|
$51.79
€48.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.44
₹204.17
|
$9.32
€8.65
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Tirunelveli
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.33
₹2,450.03
|
$80.37
€74.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.36
₹1,701.41
|
$36.54
€33.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.69
₹3,232.68
|
$89.56
€83.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.20
₹3,358.52
|
$114.84
€106.55
|
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