Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 9.6 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Jersey instead of India, you would:
pay 10.0 times more for restaurants
India
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹186.41
|
$49.68
£39.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹326.76
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.32
|
$2.54
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.46
|
$1.74
£1.39
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for groceries
India
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.55
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹208.91
|
$4.40
£3.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹206.46
|
$6.78
£5.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.48
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.29
|
$4.27
£3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.25
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.52
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.91
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.19
|
$1.61
£1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.59
|
$0.95
£0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.75
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for transportation
India
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹398.68
|
$6.86
£5.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹698.32
|
$64.59
£51.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,095,350.55
|
$28,940.94
£23,064.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹224.88
|
$35.31
£28.14
|
|
pay 11.5 times more for housing
India
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹703.25
|
$59.54
£47.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,517.64
|
$1,792.17
£1,428.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,130.62
|
$1,632.47
£1,300.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,178.56
|
$145.06
£115.60
|
|
pay 28.4 times more for childcare
India
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,969.08
|
$1,971.83
£1,571.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,594.57
|
$18,449.33
£14,703.01
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹157.04
|
$7.14
£5.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹116.85
|
$4.35
£3.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹320.65
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,421.81
|
$76.60
£61.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹244.90
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
India
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,120.14
|
$95.82
£76.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,236.89
|
$51.82
£41.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,441.82
|
$102.17
£81.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,563.89
|
$116.23
£92.62
|
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