Cost of living comparison
India is 72.3% cheaper than France.
If you lived in India instead of France, you would:
pay 80.5% less for restaurants
France
|
India
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€14.86
|
$2.24
₹186.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.19
|
$3.92
₹327.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$0.41
₹34.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.74
|
$0.19
₹15.50
|
|
pay 68.5% less for groceries
France
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.53
|
$0.45
₹37.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.67
|
$2.51
₹209.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.91
|
$2.48
₹206.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.20
|
$0.92
₹76.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.81
|
$1.36
₹113.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.83
₹69.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.28
₹23.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$0.44
₹37.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$0.22
₹18.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.16
₹13.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.95
|
$0.19
₹15.79
|
|
pay 64.5% less for transportation
France
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.22
|
$4.78
₹399.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.30
|
$8.38
₹700.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,150.89
|
$13,136.82
₹1,098,157.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.62
|
$2.70
₹225.46
|
|
pay 80.7% less for housing
France
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.49
|
$8.43
₹705.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€700.51
|
$126.14
₹10,544.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€562.44
|
$85.52
₹7,148.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€124.36
|
$26.13
₹2,184.14
|
|
pay 91.1% less for childcare
France
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€620.95
|
$47.60
₹3,979.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,415.05
|
$1,206.46
₹100,852.32
|
|
pay 63.3% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.75
|
$1.88
₹157.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.70
|
$1.40
₹117.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.23
|
$3.85
₹321.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€34.98
|
$17.05
₹1,425.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.33
|
$2.94
₹245.53
|
|
pay 57.6% less for clothing
France
|
India
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€78.45
|
$25.43
₹2,125.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€35.83
|
$26.83
₹2,242.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€83.79
|
$41.28
₹3,450.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€113.01
|
$30.75
₹2,570.46
|
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