Cost of living comparison
India is 67.5% cheaper than Alabama.
If you lived in India instead of Alabama, you would:
pay 78.2% less for restaurants
Alabama
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.44
|
$2.24
₹186.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.87
|
$3.92
₹327.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
|
$0.41
₹34.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$0.19
₹15.49
|
|
pay 70.7% less for groceries
Alabama
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
|
$0.45
₹37.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
|
$2.51
₹209.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
|
$2.48
₹206.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
|
$0.92
₹76.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.04
|
$1.36
₹113.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.42
|
$0.83
₹69.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.28
₹23.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.02
|
$0.44
₹36.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$0.22
₹18.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$0.16
₹13.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$0.19
₹15.78
|
|
pay 41.7% less for transportation
Alabama
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
|
$4.78
₹399.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.00
|
$8.38
₹699.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,359.72
|
$13,136.82
₹1,097,537.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
|
$2.70
₹225.33
|
|
pay 85.8% less for housing
Alabama
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.65
|
$8.43
₹704.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.09
|
$126.14
₹10,538.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$719.33
|
$85.52
₹7,144.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.47
|
$26.13
₹2,182.90
|
|
pay 92.7% less for childcare
Alabama
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$886.04
|
$47.60
₹3,977.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,933.33
|
$1,206.46
₹100,795.39
|
|
pay 58.8% less for entertainment and sports
Alabama
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.56
|
$1.88
₹157.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.63
|
$1.40
₹117.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.93
|
$3.85
₹321.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.01
|
$17.05
₹1,424.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.42
|
$2.94
₹245.39
|
|
pay 44.9% less for clothing
Alabama
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.87
|
$25.43
₹2,124.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.78
|
$26.83
₹2,241.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.92
|
$41.28
₹3,448.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.04
|
$30.75
₹2,569.01
|
|
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