Cost of living comparison
India is 67.3% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in India instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 77.7% less for restaurants
Douglas
|
India
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.95
|
$2.24
₹186.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.77
|
$3.92
₹327.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.54
|
$0.41
₹34.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.32
|
$0.19
₹15.50
|
|
pay 57.6% less for groceries
Douglas
|
India
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.20
|
$0.45
₹37.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.56
|
$2.51
₹209.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.11
|
$2.48
₹207.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.36
|
$0.92
₹76.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.52
|
$1.36
₹113.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.88
|
$0.83
₹69.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.28
₹23.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.95
|
$0.44
₹37.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.09
|
$0.22
₹18.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.16
₹13.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$0.19
₹15.79
|
|
pay 59.3% less for transportation
Douglas
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.57
|
$4.78
₹399.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.91
|
$8.38
₹700.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,945.11
|
$13,136.82
₹1,098,387.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.76
|
$2.70
₹225.50
|
|
pay 84.9% less for housing
Douglas
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.55
|
$8.43
₹705.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£875.24
|
$126.14
₹10,546.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£729.14
|
$85.52
₹7,150.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£93.11
|
$26.13
₹2,184.60
|
|
pay 93.8% less for childcare
Douglas
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£673.05
|
$47.60
₹3,980.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,208.83
|
$1,206.46
₹100,873.46
|
|
pay 63.5% less for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.49
|
$1.88
₹157.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.91
|
$1.40
₹117.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.97
|
$3.85
₹321.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.41
|
$17.05
₹1,425.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.98
|
$2.94
₹245.58
|
|
pay 34.0% less for clothing
Douglas
|
India
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.39
|
$25.43
₹2,126.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.32
|
$26.83
₹2,243.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.54
|
$41.28
₹3,451.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.54
|
$30.75
₹2,571.00
|
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