Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 63.1% cheaper than Cologne.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Cologne, you would:
pay 75.8% less for restaurants
Cologne
|
Delhi
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€11.97
|
$4.19
₹350.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.98
|
$4.19
₹350.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.60
€2.40
|
$0.43
₹36.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.91
|
$0.19
₹16.09
|
|
pay 61.2% less for groceries
Cologne
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.19
€2.02
|
$0.53
₹43.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
€6.06
|
$2.40
₹200.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.88
|
$2.87
₹239.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
€3.47
|
$1.12
₹93.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.42
€6.83
|
$1.62
₹135.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.09
|
$0.91
₹75.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.38
₹31.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.47
₹39.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
€1.51
|
$0.25
₹20.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.16
₹13.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.20
₹16.83
|
|
pay 63.4% less for transportation
Cologne
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.52
|
$4.49
₹374.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.07
€48.88
|
$11.98
₹1,000.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,113.33
|
$14,378.06
₹1,200,005.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.15
€20.40
|
$2.52
₹210.00
|
|
pay 79.1% less for housing
Cologne
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.38
€43.64
|
$8.22
₹685.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.88
€979.94
|
$257.61
₹21,500.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.99
€766.35
|
$147.09
₹12,276.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.83
€191.43
|
$50.99
₹4,255.99
|
|
pay 88.1% less for childcare
Cologne
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$794.19
€731.53
|
$92.34
₹7,706.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,244.81
€14,963.21
|
$1,986.57
₹165,800.69
|
|
pay 46.0% less for entertainment and sports
Cologne
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.47
€3.19
|
$1.80
₹150.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.24
|
$2.08
₹173.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.18
|
$4.19
₹350.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.80
€28.37
|
$23.02
₹1,921.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.97
|
$4.79
₹400.00
|
|
pay 28.2% less for clothing
Cologne
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.34
€65.71
|
$31.38
₹2,619.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
€24.66
|
$36.88
₹3,077.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
€71.32
|
$49.59
₹4,139.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.35
€82.30
|
$36.96
₹3,085.10
|
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