Cost of living comparison
India is 57.5% cheaper than Slovakia.
If you lived in India instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 68.3% less for restaurants
Slovakia
|
India
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
€7.09
|
$2.24
₹186.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
€6.70
|
$3.92
₹327.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
€1.38
|
$0.41
₹34.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$0.19
₹15.50
|
|
pay 50.2% less for groceries
Slovakia
|
India
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
$0.45
₹37.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€5.00
|
$2.51
₹209.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
€3.04
|
$2.48
₹206.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.43
|
$0.92
₹76.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
€2.61
|
$1.36
₹113.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.83
₹69.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.28
₹23.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.44
₹37.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.40
|
$0.22
₹18.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.16
₹13.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.38
|
$0.19
₹15.79
|
|
pay 50.9% less for transportation
Slovakia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.62
€6.10
|
$4.78
₹399.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.13
€21.30
|
$8.38
₹700.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,325.40
€18,718.68
|
$13,136.82
₹1,098,157.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.42
€10.51
|
$2.70
₹225.46
|
|
pay 74.6% less for housing
Slovakia
|
India
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.68
€19.05
|
$8.43
₹705.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$525.97
€484.40
|
$126.14
₹10,544.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$430.57
€396.53
|
$85.52
₹7,148.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.00
€141.83
|
$26.13
₹2,184.14
|
|
pay 85.5% less for childcare
Slovakia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$367.52
€338.47
|
$47.60
₹3,979.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,594.62
€6,994.26
|
$1,206.46
₹100,852.32
|
|
pay 28.8% less for entertainment and sports
Slovakia
|
India
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$1.88
₹157.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.90
|
$1.40
₹117.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.75
€4.37
|
$3.85
₹321.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.25
€33.39
|
$17.05
₹1,425.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.09
€6.53
|
$2.94
₹245.53
|
|
pay 44.5% less for clothing
Slovakia
|
India
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.64
€52.16
|
$25.43
₹2,125.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
€30.13
|
$26.83
₹2,242.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.42
€63.01
|
$41.28
₹3,450.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.74
€80.80
|
$30.75
₹2,570.46
|
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