Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Kingston instead of India, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
India
|
Kingston
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹186.41
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹326.76
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.32
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.46
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
India
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.55
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹208.91
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹206.46
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.48
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.29
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.25
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.52
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.91
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.19
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.59
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.75
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
India
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹398.68
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹698.32
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,095,350.55
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹224.88
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
India
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹703.25
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,517.64
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,130.62
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,178.56
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
India
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,969.08
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,594.57
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹157.04
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹116.85
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹320.65
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,421.81
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹244.90
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
India
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,120.14
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,236.89
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,441.82
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,563.89
|
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