Cost of living comparison
India is 67.6% cheaper than British Virgin Islands.
If you lived in India instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 83.6% less for restaurants
British Virgin Islands
|
India
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$2.47
₹195.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
|
$3.97
₹314.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
|
$0.42
₹33.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
|
$0.19
₹14.87
|
|
pay 80.6% less for groceries
British Virgin Islands
|
India
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.90
|
$0.46
₹36.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.00
|
$2.61
₹206.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.33
|
$2.52
₹199.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$0.94
₹74.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$1.43
₹113.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.88
₹69.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$0.28
₹22.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.45
₹35.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
|
$0.22
₹17.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.16
₹12.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.20
₹15.66
|
|
pay 12.8% less for transportation
British Virgin Islands
|
India
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
|
$4.99
₹394.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.54
₹676.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,000.00
|
$13,555.07
₹1,073,863.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.58
₹204.71
|
|
pay 91.4% less for housing
British Virgin Islands
|
India
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$105.67
|
$9.23
₹731.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,833.33
|
$136.92
₹10,847.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,433.33
|
$90.95
₹7,205.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$216.67
|
$26.05
₹2,064.06
|
|
pay 93.2% less for childcare
British Virgin Islands
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$850.00
|
$53.16
₹4,211.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,000.00
|
$1,329.76
₹105,346.71
|
|
pay 43.4% less for entertainment and sports
British Virgin Islands
|
India
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$1.89
₹149.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
|
$1.45
₹115.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
|
$3.89
₹308.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$140.00
|
$20.08
₹1,590.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$3.05
₹241.38
|
|
pay 68.0% less for clothing
British Virgin Islands
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.00
|
$27.30
₹2,162.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$30.60
₹2,424.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.00
|
$43.96
₹3,482.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.00
|
$33.27
₹2,635.44
|
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