Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 72.6% cheaper than Canberra.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Canberra, you would:
pay 77.8% less for restaurants
Canberra
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.77
A$30.05
|
$4.15
₹350.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.89
A$15.02
|
$4.15
₹350.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
A$4.20
|
$0.49
₹41.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
A$3.52
|
$0.19
₹15.67
|
|
pay 69.9% less for groceries
Canberra
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
A$3.93
|
$0.55
₹46.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
A$8.19
|
$2.37
₹200.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.59
A$10.02
|
$2.88
₹242.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.63
A$7.04
|
$1.15
₹97.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.12
A$6.26
|
$1.61
₹136.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
A$2.46
|
$0.89
₹75.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
A$2.04
|
$0.35
₹29.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
A$2.38
|
$0.46
₹39.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.46
A$3.75
|
$0.29
₹24.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
A$1.90
|
$0.20
₹16.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
A$1.69
|
$0.23
₹19.30
|
|
pay 60.1% less for transportation
Canberra
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
A$7.71
|
$4.41
₹372.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.63
A$180.28
|
$11.85
₹1,000.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,276.08
A$44,492.53
|
$14,221.28
₹1,200,211.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
A$26.84
|
$2.49
₹210.04
|
|
pay 83.6% less for housing
Canberra
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.39
A$99.37
|
$8.48
₹715.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,783.31
A$2,710.19
|
$279.66
₹23,602.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,413.05
A$2,147.49
|
$164.09
₹13,848.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.02
A$278.15
|
$46.25
₹3,903.40
|
|
pay 91.4% less for childcare
Canberra
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,847.17
A$2,807.24
|
$92.50
₹7,806.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,503.36
A$22,041.59
|
$1,766.20
₹149,059.56
|
|
pay 63.8% less for entertainment and sports
Canberra
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.25
A$11.02
|
$2.37
₹200.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
A$5.59
|
$2.43
₹204.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$26.36
A$40.06
|
$4.15
₹350.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.69
A$99.83
|
$21.31
₹1,798.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
A$21.78
|
$4.92
₹415.07
|
|
pay 61.8% less for clothing
Canberra
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.77
A$131.87
|
$32.25
₹2,721.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.18
A$109.70
|
$32.29
₹2,725.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.51
A$181.63
|
$53.15
₹4,485.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$154.17
A$234.31
|
$40.86
₹3,448.50
|
|
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