Cost of living comparison
Australia is 7.5 times more expensive than Bhopal.
If you lived in Australia instead of Bhopal, you would:
pay 7.3 times more for restaurants
Bhopal
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.16
₹180.08
|
$16.79
A$25.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.59
₹300.13
|
$9.81
A$14.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
₹43.13
|
$2.56
A$3.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
₹13.11
|
$2.14
A$3.25
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for groceries
Bhopal
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
₹30.95
|
$2.33
A$3.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
₹368.50
|
$4.71
A$7.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.61
₹217.84
|
$5.75
A$8.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.88
₹73.63
|
$3.86
A$5.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.28
₹107.29
|
$3.99
A$6.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
₹73.74
|
$1.43
A$2.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.27
₹22.69
|
$1.25
A$1.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
₹24.50
|
$1.39
A$2.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹19.85
|
$2.00
A$3.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
₹11.04
|
$1.13
A$1.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.13
₹11.20
|
$0.95
A$1.44
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for transportation
Bhopal
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
₹402.77
|
$4.73
A$7.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.79
₹400.18
|
$84.46
A$128.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,582.02
₹800,356.87
|
$27,859.34
A$42,281.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.65
₹305.14
|
$18.12
A$27.51
|
|
pay 9.3 times more for housing
Bhopal
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.44
₹705.31
|
$55.36
A$84.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$135.75
₹11,338.39
|
$1,258.08
A$1,909.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.27
₹5,702.54
|
$971.44
A$1,474.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.31
₹1,612.80
|
$141.88
A$215.33
|
|
pay 16.7 times more for childcare
Bhopal
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$50.90
₹4,251.90
|
$1,377.23
A$2,090.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,315.65
₹193,419.58
|
$14,720.56
A$22,341.11
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Bhopal
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.40
₹200.09
|
$6.69
A$10.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
₹95.04
|
$3.60
A$5.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
₹300.13
|
$28.13
A$42.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.15
₹1,516.06
|
$53.84
A$81.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.81
₹235.10
|
$13.24
A$20.09
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Bhopal
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.76
₹1,567.37
|
$75.27
A$114.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.96
₹1,834.15
|
$54.30
A$82.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$37.30
₹3,115.67
|
$102.43
A$155.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.94
₹2,834.60
|
$118.12
A$179.26
|
|
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