Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 61.2% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 50.2% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Delhi
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,196
|
$4.28
₹356.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥837
|
$4.28
₹356.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥204
|
$0.49
₹40.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥139
|
$0.21
₹17.52
|
|
pay 73.3% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥250
|
$0.53
₹44.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,126
|
$2.13
₹177.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥863
|
$2.82
₹235.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥323
|
$1.02
₹85.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥602
|
$1.68
₹140.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥522
|
$0.74
₹61.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥240
|
$0.33
₹27.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥526
|
$0.44
₹36.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥357
|
$0.23
₹19.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥362
|
$0.15
₹12.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥282
|
$0.18
₹15.37
|
|
pay 53.9% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥754
|
$4.64
₹386.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,963
|
$12.22
₹1,019.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,409,413
|
$13,440.78
₹1,120,993.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,546
|
$2.57
₹214.01
|
|
pay 76.2% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,533
|
$7.65
₹637.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥178,422
|
$236.59
₹19,731.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥106,164
|
$144.05
₹12,014.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,969
|
$42.89
₹3,576.91
|
|
pay 88.8% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥97,412
|
$72.71
₹6,063.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,691,641
|
$1,816.81
₹151,526.66
|
|
pay 49.3% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥658
|
$1.83
₹152.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥560
|
$1.87
₹156.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥718
|
$4.15
₹346.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,510
|
$21.09
₹1,758.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,153
|
$4.89
₹407.63
|
|
pay 36.6% less for clothing
Tokyo
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,930
|
$28.84
₹2,405.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,339
|
$34.82
₹2,904.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,345
|
$47.67
₹3,975.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,395
|
$38.00
₹3,169.51
|
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