Cost of living comparison
Spain is 4.8 times more expensive than Varanasi.
If you lived in Spain instead of Varanasi, you would:
pay 6.5 times more for restaurants
Varanasi
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹199.55
|
$13.31
€12.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.58
₹298.32
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
₹28.93
|
$2.06
€1.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
₹10.68
|
$1.53
€1.40
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Varanasi
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
₹32.93
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.87
₹155.36
|
$6.20
€5.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹212.92
|
$4.19
€3.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.98
₹81.81
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.17
₹97.75
|
$3.26
€2.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
₹64.87
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
₹24.04
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
₹31.00
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
₹14.71
|
$1.08
€0.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
₹10.96
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
₹9.62
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
Varanasi
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
₹386.33
|
$6.53
€6.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.78
₹897.96
|
$35.45
€32.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,373.03
₹1,197,281.31
|
$33,659.33
€30,937.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.17
₹97.78
|
$14.39
€13.22
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for housing
Varanasi
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.69
₹473.92
|
$33.81
€31.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$95.82
₹7,981.88
|
$828.43
€761.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$88.64
₹7,383.81
|
$665.31
€611.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$10.99
₹915.57
|
$106.67
€98.04
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
Varanasi
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.87
₹5,570.68
|
$381.14
€350.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$958.20
₹79,818.75
|
$7,410.38
€6,811.25
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Varanasi
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹149.66
|
$2.76
€2.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
₹128.04
|
$1.92
€1.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.99
₹249.43
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.78
₹1,064.25
|
$43.03
€39.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.99
₹249.43
|
$8.46
€7.78
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Varanasi
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.96
₹1,995.47
|
$73.08
€67.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.79
₹2,231.30
|
$31.46
€28.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.92
₹3,492.07
|
$75.09
€69.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.94
₹2,494.34
|
$91.97
€84.53
|
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