Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 64.5% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Rome, you would:
pay 74.0% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.23
|
$4.28
₹357.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
$4.28
₹357.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.08
|
$0.49
₹40.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.11
|
$0.21
₹17.56
|
|
pay 67.5% less for groceries
Rome
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.64
|
$0.53
₹44.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.81
|
$2.13
₹177.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.38
|
$2.82
₹236.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.28
|
$1.02
₹85.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.45
|
$1.68
₹140.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.74
₹61.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.33
₹27.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.02
|
$0.44
₹36.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.23
₹19.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.15
₹12.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.73
|
$0.18
₹15.40
|
|
pay 60.5% less for transportation
Rome
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.06
|
$4.64
₹387.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.44
|
$12.22
₹1,021.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,313.45
|
$13,440.78
₹1,123,566.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.18
|
$2.57
₹214.50
|
|
pay 77.8% less for housing
Rome
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.02
|
$7.65
₹639.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,079.27
|
$236.59
₹19,777.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€712.77
|
$144.05
₹12,041.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€159.61
|
$42.89
₹3,585.12
|
|
pay 82.8% less for childcare
Rome
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€489.13
|
$72.71
₹6,077.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,043.98
|
$1,816.81
₹151,874.39
|
|
pay 40.9% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.06
|
$1.83
₹153.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.54
|
$1.87
₹156.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.08
|
$4.15
₹347.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€51.82
|
$21.09
₹1,762.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.11
|
$4.89
₹408.57
|
|
pay 47.7% less for clothing
Rome
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€78.83
|
$28.84
₹2,411.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€33.46
|
$34.82
₹2,910.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€89.66
|
$47.67
₹3,985.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€114.11
|
$38.00
₹3,176.78
|
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