Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 4.0 times more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 5.8 times more for restaurants
Delhi
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.28
₹357.30
|
$13.88
SCR187.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.28
₹357.30
|
$6.67
SCR90.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₹40.90
|
$3.77
SCR50.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
₹17.55
|
$2.28
SCR30.82
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
Delhi
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹44.23
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.13
₹177.66
|
$10.81
SCR146.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
₹235.94
|
$7.26
SCR98.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.02
₹85.38
|
$2.98
SCR40.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₹140.69
|
$2.56
SCR34.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
₹61.49
|
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
₹27.43
|
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.46
|
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.24
|
$2.94
SCR39.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
₹12.60
|
$0.83
SCR11.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
₹15.39
|
$0.62
SCR8.34
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
Delhi
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
₹387.65
|
$4.99
SCR67.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.22
₹1,020.85
|
$24.06
SCR325.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,440.78
₹1,122,932.01
|
$24,561.80
SCR332,204.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.57
₹214.38
|
$29.32
SCR396.50
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for housing
Delhi
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.65
₹638.86
|
$123.39
SCR1,668.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$236.59
₹19,765.97
|
$913.34
SCR12,353.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.05
₹12,034.83
|
$774.97
SCR10,481.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.89
₹3,583.09
|
$99.70
SCR1,348.53
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Delhi
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.71
₹6,074.40
|
$187.50
SCR2,535.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.81
₹151,788.65
|
$3,982.14
SCR53,859.40
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
₹153.13
|
$3.66
SCR49.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₹156.63
|
$5.06
SCR68.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
₹347.09
|
$11.60
SCR156.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
₹1,761.66
|
$91.48
SCR1,237.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.89
₹408.34
|
$10.75
SCR145.45
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Delhi
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.84
₹2,409.77
|
$60.26
SCR814.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.82
₹2,909.21
|
$83.50
SCR1,129.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.67
₹3,982.81
|
$96.68
SCR1,307.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.00
₹3,174.99
|
$78.50
SCR1,061.79
|
|
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