Cost of living comparison
India is 69.1% cheaper than Illinois.
If you lived in India instead of Illinois, you would:
pay 77.8% less for restaurants
Illinois
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.52
|
$2.24
₹186.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
|
$3.92
₹327.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$0.41
₹34.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
|
$0.19
₹15.50
|
|
pay 68.8% less for groceries
Illinois
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.88
|
$0.45
₹37.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.96
|
$2.51
₹209.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
|
$2.48
₹207.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
|
$0.92
₹76.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
|
$1.36
₹113.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.96
|
$0.83
₹69.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.28
₹23.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.84
|
$0.44
₹37.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$0.22
₹18.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.16
₹13.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.19
₹15.79
|
|
pay 48.2% less for transportation
Illinois
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$4.78
₹399.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$85.20
|
$8.38
₹700.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,072.52
|
$13,136.82
₹1,098,387.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.37
|
$2.70
₹225.50
|
|
pay 86.9% less for housing
Illinois
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.28
|
$8.43
₹705.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,273.55
|
$126.14
₹10,546.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.22
|
$85.52
₹7,150.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.01
|
$26.13
₹2,184.60
|
|
pay 93.4% less for childcare
Illinois
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,216.39
|
$47.60
₹3,980.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,033.13
|
$1,206.46
₹100,873.46
|
|
pay 63.3% less for entertainment and sports
Illinois
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.94
|
$1.88
₹157.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.95
|
$1.40
₹117.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
|
$3.85
₹321.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.16
|
$17.05
₹1,425.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
|
$2.94
₹245.58
|
|
pay 45.4% less for clothing
Illinois
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.75
|
$25.43
₹2,126.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.86
|
$26.83
₹2,243.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.45
|
$41.28
₹3,451.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.59
|
$30.75
₹2,571.00
|
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