Cost of living comparison
India is 73.7% cheaper than Netherlands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 83.7% less in India
- Groceries
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pay 62.5% less in India
- Transportation
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pay 68.8% less in India
- Housing
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pay 86.9% less in India
- Childcare
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pay 89.7% less in India
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 65.7% less in India
- Clothing
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pay 58.5% less in India
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in India.
If you lived in India instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 83.7% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
India
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€15.99
|
$2.40
₹205.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€10.42
|
$3.90
₹333.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.51
|
$0.40
₹33.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€1.99
|
$0.17
₹14.21
|
|
pay 62.5% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
India
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.53
|
$0.46
₹39.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.29
|
$2.54
₹217.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€3.76
|
$2.56
₹218.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€3.77
|
$0.94
₹80.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€5.87
|
$1.37
₹116.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.74
|
$0.88
₹75.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.90
|
$0.32
₹27.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.69
|
$0.48
₹40.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.41
|
$0.24
₹20.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.75
|
$0.16
₹13.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.75
|
$0.19
₹16.04
|
|
pay 68.8% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€6.65
|
$4.62
₹394.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€81.81
|
$10.12
₹865.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€27,249.99
|
$13,525.56
₹1,156,558.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€19.41
|
$2.94
₹251.29
|
|
pay 86.9% less for housing
Netherlands
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€36.79
|
$7.39
₹631.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,099.91
|
$138.05
₹11,804.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€897.45
|
$90.33
₹7,724.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€160.19
|
$29.97
₹2,562.60
|
|
pay 89.7% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,388.98
|
$55.73
₹4,765.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€7,722.29
|
$1,565.54
₹133,867.86
|
|
pay 65.7% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€4.73
|
$1.84
₹157.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.07
|
$1.59
₹135.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€9.83
|
$3.59
₹307.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€33.27
|
$15.33
₹1,310.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€11.90
|
$3.35
₹286.65
|
|
pay 58.5% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
India
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€71.96
|
$24.02
₹2,054.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€32.64
|
$25.36
₹2,168.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€79.01
|
$41.62
₹3,558.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€101.13
|
$31.12
₹2,660.75
|
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