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title: Expensive
date: "2005-06-01T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - london-2005
wp_id: 647
description: I compared clothing and grocery prices in London against costs in India to see how expensive the UK is. From chillies to suitcases, I found that London prices are consistently higher, sometimes by more than forty times.
keywords: [london, india, cost of living, price comparison, groceries, retail prices, purchasing power]
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<p>Here's how expensive London is, in terms of clothing.</p>
<table class="numbers lines">
<tr><th>Item</th><th>London (GBP)</th><th>India (Rs)</th><th>Costlier by</th></tr>
<tr><td>Socks</td><td>5</td><td>100</td><td>4X</td></tr>
<tr><td>T-shirt</td><td>10</td><td>350</td><td>2.3X</td></tr>
<tr><td>Reversible jacket</td><td>30</td><td>2000</td><td>1.2X</td></tr>
<tr><td>Formal shoes</td><td>25</td><td>1500</td><td>1.3X</td></tr>
<tr><td>Cooling glasses</td><td>10</td><td>150</td><td>5.3X</td></tr>
<tr><td>Suitcase</td><td>56</td><td>1500</td><td>3X</td></tr>
</table>
<p>Nothing's less expensive than in India. Similarly for groceries.</p>
<table class="numbers lines">
<tr><th>Item</th><th>London</th><th>India</th><th>Costlier by</th></tr>
<tr><td>Curd 1/2 kg</td><td>0.45</td><td>18</td><td>2X</td></tr>
<tr><td>Cucumber (one)</td><td>0.49</td><td>3</td><td>13.1X</td></tr>
<tr><td>Beans (250g)</td><td>0.99</td><td>20</td><td>4X</td></tr>
<tr><td>Baby corn (125g)</td><td>0.99</td><td>18</td><td>4.4X</td></tr>
<tr><td>Carrot (kg)</td><td>0.45</td><td>24</td><td>1.5X</td></tr>
<tr><td>Cabbage (kg)</td><td>0.52</td><td>18</td><td>2.3X</td></tr>
<tr><td>Cauliflower (one)</td><td>0.69</td><td>25</td><td>2.2X</td></tr>
<tr><td>Spinach (kg)</td><td>4.3</td><td>??</td><td>0X</td></tr>
<tr><td>Onion (kg)</td><td>0.46</td><td>10</td><td>3.7X</td></tr>
<tr><td>Chilli (kg)</td><td>4.39</td><td>8</td><td>43.9X</td></tr>
<tr><td>Cashew (kg)</td><td>15.9</td><td>360</td><td>3.5X</td></tr>
<tr><td>Apple (kg)</td><td>1.29</td><td>60</td><td>1.7X</td></tr>
<tr><td>Milk (litre)</td><td>0.6</td><td>18</td><td>2.7X</td></tr>
</table>