Cost of living comparison
France is 5.4 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in France instead of India, you would:
pay 6.7 times more for restaurants
India
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹185.32
|
$16.13
€14.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹324.84
|
$9.98
€9.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.12
|
$2.76
€2.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.37
|
$1.88
€1.73
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
India
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.33
|
$1.66
€1.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹207.68
|
$8.33
€7.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹205.25
|
$4.25
€3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.03
|
$3.47
€3.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹112.62
|
$5.22
€4.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹68.84
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.38
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.69
|
$1.29
€1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.08
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.51
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.65
|
$1.03
€0.94
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
India
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹396.34
|
$7.84
€7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹694.22
|
$52.45
€48.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,088,912.85
|
$26,223.89
€24,080.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹223.56
|
$18.05
€16.57
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
India
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹699.12
|
$30.93
€28.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,455.82
|
$760.64
€698.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,088.71
|
$610.71
€560.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,165.75
|
$135.03
€124.00
|
|
pay 11.8 times more for childcare
India
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,945.76
|
$674.24
€619.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,003.35
|
$11,309.03
€10,384.51
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
India
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹156.12
|
$6.24
€5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹116.16
|
$2.93
€2.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹318.77
|
$11.11
€10.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,413.46
|
$37.98
€34.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹243.46
|
$11.22
€10.30
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
India
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,107.68
|
$85.18
€78.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,223.75
|
$38.90
€35.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,421.60
|
$90.98
€83.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,548.82
|
$122.71
€112.68
|
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