Cost of living comparison
France is 3.9 times more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in France instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 5.7 times more for restaurants
Delhi
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
₹349.61
|
$15.92
€14.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.19
₹349.61
|
$10.79
€10.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₹36.10
|
$2.77
€2.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹16.07
|
$1.90
€1.78
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Delhi
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹43.78
|
$1.79
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
₹199.89
|
$9.16
€8.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
₹238.99
|
$4.45
€4.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
₹93.61
|
$3.91
€3.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
₹134.89
|
$6.37
€5.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
₹75.58
|
$1.27
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
₹31.37
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.16
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹20.47
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.10
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.81
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Delhi
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
₹374.44
|
$7.43
€6.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.98
₹998.89
|
$51.68
€48.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,378.06
₹1,198,664.94
|
$31,564.23
€29,443.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.52
₹209.77
|
$18.46
€17.22
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Delhi
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.22
₹685.11
|
$30.98
€28.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.61
₹21,476.18
|
$779.01
€726.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$147.09
₹12,262.94
|
$611.60
€570.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.99
₹4,251.24
|
$139.72
€130.34
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
Delhi
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.34
₹7,697.78
|
$707.64
€660.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,986.57
₹165,615.54
|
$9,850.44
€9,188.70
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹149.83
|
$6.18
€5.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
₹173.08
|
$3.05
€2.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
₹349.61
|
$11.75
€10.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.02
₹1,919.45
|
$34.96
€32.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.79
₹399.55
|
$11.84
€11.04
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Delhi
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.38
₹2,616.48
|
$92.28
€86.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.88
₹3,074.33
|
$37.39
€34.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.59
₹4,134.59
|
$93.47
€87.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.96
₹3,081.65
|
$126.59
€118.09
|
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