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 6.0 times more for restaurants
India
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.48
₹208.85
|
$18.07
£13.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.94
₹331.52
|
$8.96
£6.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₹33.02
|
$2.14
£1.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.37
|
$1.52
£1.18
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
India
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹38.96
|
$1.46
£1.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
₹215.05
|
$4.24
£3.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹214.93
|
$5.75
£4.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.93
₹77.88
|
$3.68
£2.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹114.30
|
$3.66
£2.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
₹71.90
|
$1.20
£0.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
₹26.24
|
$0.67
£0.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.56
|
$1.22
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.26
|
$1.40
£1.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.36
|
$0.63
£0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
₹14.50
|
$0.60
£0.46
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
India
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₹394.07
|
$7.22
£5.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
₹844.39
|
$94.64
£73.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,372.81
₹1,124,683.62
|
$33,464.66
£25,819.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.97
₹249.85
|
$16.98
£13.10
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for housing
India
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.66
₹644.40
|
$37.59
£29.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.15
₹11,450.59
|
$1,224.35
£944.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$88.97
₹7,482.23
|
$974.65
£751.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.75
₹2,417.92
|
$234.45
£180.89
|
|
pay 17.7 times more for childcare
India
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.47
₹4,917.51
|
$1,426.61
£1,100.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,644.63
₹138,316.75
|
$18,036.83
£13,916.23
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
India
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹154.65
|
$5.42
£4.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹134.09
|
$3.93
£3.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.63
₹305.60
|
$16.35
£12.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.08
₹1,352.44
|
$43.82
£33.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₹284.14
|
$12.87
£9.93
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
India
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.53
₹1,978.76
|
$76.61
£59.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.73
₹2,080.00
|
$39.64
£30.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.02
₹3,450.04
|
$90.51
£69.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.71
₹2,583.01
|
$94.66
£73.04
|
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