Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 32.7% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 3.4% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿75.27
|
$4.28
₹357.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿204.50
|
$4.28
₹357.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿24.14
|
$0.49
₹40.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿12.79
|
$0.21
₹17.56
|
|
pay 44.9% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿53.64
|
$0.53
₹44.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿288.99
|
$2.13
₹177.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿233.50
|
$2.82
₹236.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿63.15
|
$1.02
₹85.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿38.72
|
$1.68
₹140.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿43.56
|
$0.74
₹61.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.23
|
$0.33
₹27.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿28.63
|
$0.44
₹36.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.33
|
$0.23
₹19.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.33
|
$0.15
₹12.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿16.62
|
$0.18
₹15.40
|
|
pay 44.7% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿165.21
|
$4.64
₹387.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿879.32
|
$12.22
₹1,021.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,131,392.23
|
$13,440.78
₹1,123,566.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿350.10
|
$2.57
₹214.50
|
|
pay 29.4% less for housing
Thailand
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿618.33
|
$7.65
₹639.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,515.29
|
$236.59
₹19,777.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,502.89
|
$144.05
₹12,041.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,787.42
|
$42.89
₹3,585.12
|
|
pay 80.0% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿12,094.15
|
$72.71
₹6,077.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿358,283.94
|
$1,816.81
₹151,874.39
|
|
pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿68.65
|
$1.83
₹153.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿70.31
|
$1.87
₹156.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿130.65
|
$4.15
₹347.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,701.96
|
$21.09
₹1,762.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿203.67
|
$4.89
₹408.57
|
|
pay 20.9% less for clothing
Thailand
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,460.58
|
$28.84
₹2,411.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿977.42
|
$34.82
₹2,910.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿2,965.94
|
$47.67
₹3,985.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,361.17
|
$38.00
₹3,176.78
|
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