Cost of living comparison
India is 72.2% cheaper than France.
If you lived in India instead of France, you would:
pay 81.2% less for restaurants
France
|
India
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.85
|
$2.48
₹207.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€10.07
|
$3.94
₹328.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.58
|
$0.39
₹32.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.78
|
$0.17
₹14.24
|
|
pay 68.8% less for groceries
France
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.67
|
$0.46
₹38.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.54
|
$2.56
₹213.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.15
|
$2.56
₹213.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.65
|
$0.93
₹77.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.94
|
$1.36
₹113.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.19
|
$0.85
₹71.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.31
₹26.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$0.47
₹39.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$0.23
₹19.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.86
|
$0.16
₹13.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.17
₹14.38
|
|
pay 64.8% less for transportation
France
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.93
|
$4.69
₹390.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€48.21
|
$10.04
₹837.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€29,443.78
|
$13,372.81
₹1,114,859.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€17.22
|
$2.97
₹247.66
|
|
pay 80.7% less for housing
France
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.89
|
$7.66
₹638.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€726.67
|
$136.15
₹11,350.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€570.51
|
$88.97
₹7,416.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€130.34
|
$28.75
₹2,396.80
|
|
pay 87.5% less for childcare
France
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€660.10
|
$58.47
₹4,874.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,188.70
|
$1,644.63
₹137,108.61
|
|
pay 62.5% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.76
|
$1.84
₹153.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.85
|
$1.59
₹132.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.96
|
$3.63
₹302.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€32.61
|
$16.08
₹1,340.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€11.04
|
$3.38
₹281.66
|
|
pay 60.0% less for clothing
France
|
India
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€86.08
|
$23.53
₹1,961.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.87
|
$24.73
₹2,061.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€87.19
|
$41.02
₹3,419.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€118.09
|
$30.71
₹2,560.45
|
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