Cost of living comparison
India is 65.1% cheaper than British Virgin Islands.
If you lived in India instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 82.2% less for restaurants
British Virgin Islands
|
India
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.49
|
$2.48
₹208.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.25
|
$3.94
₹331.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
|
$0.39
₹33.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.17
₹14.36
|
|
pay 76.4% less for groceries
British Virgin Islands
|
India
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.96
|
$0.46
₹38.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
|
$2.56
₹215.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.43
|
$2.56
₹214.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.10
|
$0.93
₹77.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.21
|
$1.36
₹114.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
|
$0.85
₹71.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$0.31
₹26.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.47
₹39.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.22
|
$0.23
₹19.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$0.16
₹13.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$0.17
₹14.50
|
|
pay 1.0% more for transportation
British Virgin Islands
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
|
$4.69
₹394.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.04
₹844.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$13,372.81
₹1,124,467.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.97
₹249.80
|
|
pay 87.7% less for housing
British Virgin Islands
|
India
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$120.00
|
$7.66
₹644.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,458.33
|
$136.15
₹11,448.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,183.33
|
$88.97
₹7,480.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.12
|
$28.75
₹2,417.46
|
|
pay 84.2% less for childcare
British Virgin Islands
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
$58.47
₹4,916.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,320.00
|
$1,644.63
₹138,290.13
|
|
pay 62.3% less for entertainment and sports
British Virgin Islands
|
India
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
|
$1.84
₹154.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.04
|
$1.59
₹134.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
|
$3.63
₹305.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.00
|
$16.08
₹1,352.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.50
|
$3.38
₹284.09
|
|
pay 63.6% less for clothing
British Virgin Islands
|
India
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$23.53
₹1,978.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
|
$24.73
₹2,079.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$155.00
|
$41.02
₹3,449.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
|
$30.71
₹2,582.51
|
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