Expenses

July 7, 2008

I have received a comment asking about my expenses here in Bangalore in one of the other posts, and thought maybe I would just post which prices you would expect to find in bangalore when shopping, going to eat or going out. So here it is:

Food

McDonalds combo (don’t expect any beef, it’s all chicken at Mc D here) 115 INR 1.70 Euro
Pizza at dominos/pizza hut 100-220 INR 1.45 – 3.25 Euro
Eating at the company’s cafeteria (Indian food, meal with pharata or chapati bread, rice and 2-5 different sauces) 20 – 40 INR 0.30 – 0.60 Euro
Coffee at the cafeteria 4 INR 0.06 Euro
Coffee at something similar to Sturbucks 30-60 INR 0.45 – 0.90 Euro
Bottle of water 500 ml 10 INR 0.15 Euro

Supermarket

1 kg of Apples 120 INR 1.75 Euro
Toast bread 20 – 30 INR 0.30 – 0.45 Euro
4 frozen chicken burgers 100 INR 1.45 Euro
Jam or peanut butter 150 INR 2.21 Euro
50 gr Chocolate Bar 100 INR 1.45 Euro

Very Good Restaurant

Glass of Wine 400 – 600 INR 5.90 – 8.85 Euro
Entrée 250 INR 3.70 Euro
Main dish 400 – 750 INR 5.90 – 11.00 Euro
Hamburger at Hard Rock Café 350 – 400 INR 5.20 – 5.90 Euro
Dessert 250 INR 3.70 Euro

Hope this helps you get a good idea of what life costs here.