Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 72.9% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Washington, you would:
pay 80.6% less for restaurants
|
Washington
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$4.19
₹352.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$4.19
₹352.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
|
$0.43
₹36.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.19
₹16.21
|
|
pay 72.4% less for groceries
|
Washington
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.88
|
$0.53
₹44.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.06
|
$2.40
₹201.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
|
$2.87
₹241.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
|
$1.12
₹94.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.74
|
$1.62
₹136.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$0.91
₹76.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
|
$0.38
₹31.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.28
|
$0.47
₹39.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.56
|
$0.25
₹20.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
|
$0.16
₹13.22
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$0.20
₹16.96
|
|
pay 52.3% less for transportation
|
Washington
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.64
|
$4.49
₹377.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$80.00
|
$11.98
₹1,007.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$14,378.06
₹1,209,329.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.96
|
$2.52
₹211.63
|
|
pay 82.8% less for housing
|
Washington
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.57
|
$8.22
₹691.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,560.23
|
$257.61
₹21,667.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,084.16
|
$147.09
₹12,372.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.15
|
$50.99
₹4,289.06
|
|
pay 96.0% less for childcare
|
Washington
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,326.57
|
$92.34
₹7,766.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$51,000.00
|
$1,986.57
₹167,088.97
|
|
pay 70.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Washington
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$1.80
₹151.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.48
|
$2.08
₹174.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.11
|
$4.19
₹352.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$104.29
|
$23.02
₹1,936.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.68
|
$4.79
₹403.11
|
|
pay 55.2% less for clothing
|
Washington
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.41
|
$31.38
₹2,639.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.96
|
$36.88
₹3,101.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.93
|
$49.59
₹4,171.38
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.48
|
$36.96
₹3,109.07
|
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