Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Christmas Island instead of India, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
India
|
Christmas Island
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.48
₹208.66
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.94
₹331.22
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₹32.99
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.35
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
India
|
Christmas Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹38.93
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
₹214.86
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹214.74
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.93
₹77.81
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹114.20
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
₹71.83
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
₹26.22
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.53
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.24
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.35
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
₹14.49
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
India
|
Christmas Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₹393.72
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
₹843.63
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,372.81
₹1,123,676.65
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.97
₹249.62
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
India
|
Christmas Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.66
₹643.82
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.15
₹11,440.34
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$88.97
₹7,475.54
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.75
₹2,415.76
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
India
|
Christmas Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.47
₹4,913.11
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,644.63
₹138,192.91
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Christmas Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹154.51
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹133.97
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.63
₹305.33
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.08
₹1,351.23
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₹283.89
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
India
|
Christmas Island
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.53
₹1,976.98
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.73
₹2,078.13
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.02
₹3,446.95
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.71
₹2,580.70
|
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