Cost of living comparison
Paris is 5.3 times more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Paris instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 6.5 times more for restaurants
Delhi
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.28
₹354.49
|
$16.49
€15.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.28
₹354.49
|
$10.99
€10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₹40.58
|
$3.30
€3.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
₹17.41
|
$2.70
€2.48
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for groceries
Delhi
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹43.88
|
$2.28
€2.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.13
₹176.27
|
$9.69
€8.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
₹234.09
|
$4.75
€4.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.02
₹84.71
|
$3.71
€3.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₹139.58
|
$6.40
€5.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
₹61.01
|
$1.63
€1.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
₹27.21
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.17
|
$1.49
€1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.09
|
$1.87
€1.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
₹12.50
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
₹15.27
|
$1.15
€1.05
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for transportation
Delhi
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
₹384.60
|
$8.20
€7.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.22
₹1,012.83
|
$92.35
€84.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,440.78
₹1,114,108.14
|
$24,187.89
€22,210.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.57
₹212.69
|
$21.89
€20.10
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
Delhi
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.65
₹633.84
|
$32.60
€29.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$236.59
₹19,610.65
|
$1,438.32
€1,320.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.05
₹11,940.26
|
$1,037.88
€953.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.89
₹3,554.94
|
$169.67
€155.80
|
|
pay 10.7 times more for childcare
Delhi
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.71
₹6,026.67
|
$830.08
€762.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.81
₹150,595.91
|
$18,062.39
€16,585.79
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
₹151.92
|
$7.69
€7.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₹155.40
|
$4.19
€3.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
₹344.36
|
$11.54
€10.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
₹1,747.82
|
$39.26
€36.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.89
₹405.13
|
$13.19
€12.11
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Delhi
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.84
₹2,390.84
|
$110.46
€101.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.82
₹2,886.35
|
$41.99
€38.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.67
₹3,951.52
|
$101.08
€92.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.00
₹3,150.04
|
$143.22
€131.52
|
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