Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 4.1 times more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 5.7 times more for restaurants
Delhi
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.28
₹357.57
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.28
₹357.57
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₹40.93
|
$2.90
€2.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
₹17.56
|
$2.39
€2.25
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Delhi
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹44.27
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.13
₹177.80
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
₹236.12
|
$5.11
€4.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.02
₹85.45
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₹140.80
|
$4.93
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
₹61.54
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
₹27.45
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.49
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.26
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
₹12.61
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
₹15.41
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for transportation
Delhi
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
₹387.95
|
$8.08
€7.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.22
₹1,021.64
|
$93.45
€87.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,440.78
₹1,123,801.80
|
$32,967.00
€30,931.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.57
₹214.54
|
$22.98
€21.56
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for housing
Delhi
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.65
₹639.36
|
$42.65
€40.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$236.59
₹19,781.28
|
$1,347.77
€1,264.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.05
₹12,044.15
|
$999.06
€937.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.89
₹3,585.87
|
$273.14
€256.27
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Delhi
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.71
₹6,079.11
|
$210.36
€197.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.81
₹151,906.22
|
$7,885.50
€7,398.57
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
₹153.25
|
$4.40
€4.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₹156.75
|
$3.62
€3.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
₹347.36
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
₹1,763.02
|
$41.73
€39.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.89
₹408.66
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Delhi
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.84
₹2,411.64
|
$91.74
€86.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.82
₹2,911.47
|
$38.98
€36.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.67
₹3,985.90
|
$94.97
€89.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.00
₹3,177.45
|
$118.23
€110.93
|
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