Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 6.5 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of India, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
India
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹185.32
|
$17.09
£13.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹324.84
|
$7.46
£5.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.12
|
$1.84
£1.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.37
|
$1.36
£1.07
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
India
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.33
|
$1.25
£0.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹207.68
|
$3.60
£2.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹205.25
|
$4.68
£3.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.03
|
$2.58
£2.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹112.62
|
$3.16
£2.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹68.84
|
$1.05
£0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.38
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.69
|
$0.99
£0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.08
|
$1.17
£0.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.51
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.65
|
$0.58
£0.45
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for transportation
India
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹396.34
|
$7.31
£5.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹694.22
|
$91.63
£71.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,088,912.85
|
$25,486.21
£20,019.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹223.56
|
$16.30
£12.80
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for housing
India
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹699.12
|
$37.72
£29.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,455.82
|
$1,053.04
£827.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,088.71
|
$836.18
£656.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,165.75
|
$183.29
£143.97
|
|
pay 19.3 times more for childcare
India
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,945.76
|
$1,186.33
£931.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,003.35
|
$16,551.73
£13,001.12
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
India
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹156.12
|
$4.95
£3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹116.16
|
$3.59
£2.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹318.77
|
$14.82
£11.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,413.46
|
$41.78
£32.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹243.46
|
$11.97
£9.40
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
India
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,107.68
|
$73.74
£57.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,223.75
|
$38.00
£29.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,421.60
|
$79.51
£62.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,548.82
|
$80.83
£63.49
|
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