Cost of living
Balagam
compared toGopalnagar

Cost of living one person |
$346
|
$363
|
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Cost of living Family |
$854
|
$1008
|
One person rent |
$245
|
$254
|
Family rent |
$573
|
$619
|
Food expenses |
$142
|
$129
|
Transport expenses |
$38.33
|
$37.96
|
Monthly salary after tax |
$697.17
|
$501.14
|
Quality of life |
51.68
|
46.72
|
Population |
10K
|
15.4K
|
Lunch Menu |
$1.57
|
$2.12
|
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Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 |
$14.04
|
$10.6
|
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's |
$4.28
|
$4.28
|
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz |
$1.44
|
$1.23
|
Cappuccino |
$1.45
|
$1.5
|
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz |
$0.32
|
$0.31
|
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 |
$120.27
|
$136.06
|
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Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 |
$76.58
|
$86.29
|
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 |
$96.41
|
$84.4
|
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 |
$193.07
|
$184.26
|
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. |
$21.6
|
$18.19
|
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. |
$27.11
|
$32.38
|
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited |
$8.14
|
$7
|
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years |
$11.04
|
$9.96
|
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 |
$1287
|
$1093
|
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 |
$649
|
$630
|
Local transport ticket |
$0.18
|
$0.22
|
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Monthly ticket local transport |
$20.7
|
$16.74
|
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi |
$3.26
|
$2.61
|
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal |
$1.17
|
$0.95
|
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt |
$0.57
|
$0.64
|
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Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb |
$0.5
|
$0.47
|
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb |
$0.55
|
$0.6
|
Eggs, x12 |
$0.92
|
$0.69
|
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb |
$4.06
|
$4.96
|
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb |
$2.36
|
$2.58
|
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb |
$7.19
|
$7.96
|
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb |
$1.42
|
$1.5
|
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb |
$0.83
|
$0.76
|
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb |
$0.51
|
$0.66
|
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb |
$0.39
|
$0.53
|
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb |
$0.33
|
$0.24
|
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb |
$0.49
|
$0.44
|
Water, 1 L or 1 qt |
$0.11
|
$0.14
|
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz |
$1.17
|
$0.9
|
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle |
$4.39
|
$4.41
|
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz |
$1.21
|
$1.35
|
Cigarette pack |
$2.21
|
$2.06
|
Cold medicince, 1 week |
$1.96
|
$1.99
|
Hair Shampoo |
$3.39
|
$3.04
|
Toilet paper, 4 rolls |
$2.22
|
$2.87
|
Toothpaste, 1 tube |
$0.81
|
$1.07
|
Gym Membership, 1 month |
$23.59
|
$23.98
|
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Cinema Ticket, 1 person |
$3.43
|
$3.55
|
Doctor's visit |
$11.06
|
$10.33
|
Haircut, simple |
$2.86
|
$2.48
|
Brand Jeans |
$20.25
|
$17.8
|
Brand Sneakers |
$36.42
|
$47.57
|
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month |
$59.76
|
$42.28
|
International Primary School, 1 year |
$1619
|
$1849
|