Cost of living comparison
India is 63.9% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in India instead of Spain, you would:
pay 76.8% less for restaurants
Spain
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.42
|
$2.48
₹207.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.35
|
$3.94
₹328.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.92
|
$0.39
₹32.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$0.17
₹14.24
|
|
pay 57.5% less for groceries
Spain
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
$0.46
₹38.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.78
|
$2.56
₹213.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.91
|
$2.56
₹213.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.36
|
$0.93
₹77.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.04
|
$1.36
₹113.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$0.85
₹71.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.31
₹26.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.47
₹39.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$0.23
₹19.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.16
₹13.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.17
₹14.38
|
|
pay 59.9% less for transportation
Spain
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.10
|
$4.69
₹390.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€33.06
|
$10.04
₹837.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€31,398.13
|
$13,372.81
₹1,114,859.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.42
|
$2.97
₹247.66
|
|
pay 80.1% less for housing
Spain
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.54
|
$7.66
₹638.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€772.78
|
$136.15
₹11,350.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€620.61
|
$88.97
₹7,416.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€99.50
|
$28.75
₹2,396.80
|
|
pay 81.2% less for childcare
Spain
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€355.54
|
$58.47
₹4,874.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,912.56
|
$1,644.63
₹137,108.61
|
|
pay 41.6% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.57
|
$1.84
₹153.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.79
|
$1.59
₹132.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.20
|
$3.63
₹302.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€40.14
|
$16.08
₹1,340.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.90
|
$3.38
₹281.66
|
|
pay 50.3% less for clothing
Spain
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€68.17
|
$23.53
₹1,961.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€29.35
|
$24.73
₹2,061.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€70.05
|
$41.02
₹3,419.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€85.79
|
$30.71
₹2,560.45
|
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