Cost of living comparison
India is 70.3% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in India instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 74.6% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
India
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.81
|
$2.24
₹186.39
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
$3.92
₹326.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.49
|
$0.41
₹34.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.10
|
$0.19
₹15.46
|
|
pay 56.1% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
India
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
$0.45
₹37.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.91
|
$2.51
₹208.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.78
|
$2.48
₹206.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
$0.92
₹76.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.55
|
$1.36
₹113.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.85
|
$0.83
₹69.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.28
₹23.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.80
|
$0.44
₹36.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.95
|
$0.22
₹18.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.16
₹13.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.47
|
$0.19
₹15.75
|
|
pay 64.4% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
India
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.91
|
$4.78
₹398.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£74.08
|
$8.38
₹698.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
$13,136.82
₹1,095,221.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.18
|
$2.70
₹224.85
|
|
pay 85.3% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
India
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
$8.43
₹703.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
$126.14
₹10,516.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£676.03
|
$85.52
₹7,129.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
$26.13
₹2,178.30
|
|
pay 94.3% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
India
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
$47.60
₹3,968.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
$1,206.46
₹100,582.75
|
|
pay 66.3% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
India
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£4.00
|
$1.88
₹157.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.90
|
$1.40
₹116.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
$3.85
₹320.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.78
|
$17.05
₹1,421.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.68
|
$2.94
₹244.87
|
|
pay 51.2% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
India
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
$25.43
₹2,119.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
$26.83
₹2,236.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
$41.28
₹3,441.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£65.35
|
$30.75
₹2,563.59
|
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