Cost of living comparison
New York is 10.0 times more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in New York instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 7.4 times more for restaurants
Delhi
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
₹349.33
|
$30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.19
₹349.33
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₹36.07
|
$3.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹16.06
|
$2.33
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for groceries
Delhi
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹43.74
|
$4.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
₹199.73
|
$8.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
₹238.80
|
$5.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
₹93.53
|
$5.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
₹134.78
|
$6.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
₹75.52
|
$3.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
₹31.34
|
$0.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.13
|
$2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹20.45
|
$2.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.09
|
$1.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.80
|
$1.69
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for transportation
Delhi
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
₹374.14
|
$3.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.98
₹998.08
|
$132.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,378.06
₹1,197,700.17
|
$35,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.52
₹209.60
|
$22.40
|
|
pay 12.0 times more for housing
Delhi
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.22
₹684.56
|
$71.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.61
₹21,458.89
|
$4,350.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$147.09
₹12,253.07
|
$2,895.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.99
₹4,247.82
|
$143.65
|
|
pay 31.5 times more for childcare
Delhi
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.34
₹7,691.58
|
$3,123.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,986.57
₹165,482.24
|
$58,000.00
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹149.71
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
₹172.94
|
$5.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
₹349.33
|
$17.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.02
₹1,917.90
|
$147.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.79
₹399.23
|
$20.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Delhi
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.38
₹2,614.37
|
$72.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.88
₹3,071.86
|
$48.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.59
₹4,131.26
|
$101.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.96
₹3,079.17
|
$169.09
|
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