Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 39.7% cheaper than Moscow.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 50.3% less for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB949.40
|
$4.19
₹352.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB471.01
|
$4.19
₹352.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB105.72
|
$0.43
₹36.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB57.39
|
$0.19
₹16.21
|
|
pay 26.7% less for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB60.48
|
$0.53
₹44.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB451.37
|
$2.40
₹201.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB346.31
|
$2.87
₹241.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB166.64
|
$1.12
₹94.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB209.01
|
$1.62
₹136.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB60.93
|
$0.91
₹76.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB65.62
|
$0.38
₹31.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB75.90
|
$0.47
₹39.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB149.03
|
$0.25
₹20.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB18.18
|
$0.16
₹13.22
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB19.42
|
$0.20
₹16.96
|
|
pay 19.5% less for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB221.47
|
$4.49
₹377.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,857.49
|
$11.98
₹1,007.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB3,140,097.36
|
$14,378.06
₹1,209,329.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB544.28
|
$2.52
₹211.63
|
|
pay 37.6% less for housing
|
Moscow
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB576.63
|
$8.22
₹691.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB84,370.29
|
$257.61
₹21,667.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB50,908.35
|
$147.09
₹12,372.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,662.74
|
$50.99
₹4,289.06
|
|
pay 81.8% less for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB46,331.19
|
$92.34
₹7,766.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,105,425.70
|
$1,986.57
₹167,088.97
|
|
pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB314.01
|
$1.80
₹151.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB252.02
|
$2.08
₹174.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB240.74
|
$4.19
₹352.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB3,150.63
|
$23.02
₹1,936.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB523.35
|
$4.79
₹403.11
|
|
pay 53.6% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB9,441.78
|
$31.38
₹2,639.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,451.35
|
$36.88
₹3,101.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB11,286.03
|
$49.59
₹4,171.38
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB10,920.74
|
$36.96
₹3,109.07
|
|
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