In general the prices of items is dependant on if they are Indian made or imported. Things that are made here are generally cheaper than at home whilst imported items will usually be at a similar price or more expensive than in the UK. Sales tax is also added to certain items and the level of this varies from state to state. For us this means that many things may be cheaper in Delhi than in Gurgaon as they are in different states. The most noticeable one is alcohol which is quite a bit cheaper in Delhi.
The following prices are in rupees, there are about 80 rupees per pound
Fruit & Vegetable
Banana 1.5 each
Papaya
18 / kg
Guava
48 / kg
Mango
200/ kg
Kiwi 21 each
Pineapple
30 / kg
Lady Fingers
48 / kg
Garlic bulb
3 (sold per kg)
Onions
12 / kg
Tomato
16 / kg
Sweet Potato
20 / kg
Closed cup Mushroom 90 / kg (sold in 200g bags)
Radish (Mooli) 12 / kg
Capsicum (Green pepper) 32 / kg
Ginger 64 / kg
Beans (French)
32 / kg
The fruit here is really good and you see items that we rarely see at home, or are much large and juicer.
The papaya cut in half
A bundle of lychees which cost 50 rupees
One
of our local fruit and veg stores, the vegetables are under the hessian on the
right. The cloth is wet and helps to keep the veg fresher during the hot
weather.
Groceries
Bread (400g)
16
Frozen peas (200g)
18
Eggs (6)
25
Nescafe Gold blend (100g)
440
Milk (long life) (1L)
30
Tropicana Fruit juice (1L)
70
Heinz Tomato Ketchup (200g)
22
Tin Tuna (185g)
65
Pepsi (500ml)
18
Mineral water (2L)
20
Jam (strawberry) 200g
38
Sunflower oil (1L)
74
Olive oil (500 ml)
210
Muesli (725g)
199
Cheese spread (200g)
35
Marmite (125g)
165
Cadbury Drinking chocolate
52
Kingfisher beer (600ml) 60 (Haryana Tax)
50 (Delhi Tax)
Wine (Australian) 1500 (Delhi Tax)
(Indian)
400 (Delhi Tax)
Plum Tomatoes (Tin 400g)
60
Chickpeas (Tin 400g)
95
Baked Beans
36
Sugar (500g)
24
Twinings Earl Grey Tea bags (25)
55
Dried Rajma (red kidney beans) 500g
19
Dried Dal Chama (yellow split peas) 1kg
28
Sun-Maid raisins (340g)
123
Long Life Cream (500ml)
35
Washing-up liquid
50
Cream Coconut milk (200ml)
18
Salted Crisp (37g bag)
10
Paneer (cottage cheese block 250g) 25
Meat
The meat available in butchers will depend on their religion. Hindu butchers (which are in the majority) will sell chicken and lamb, so finding beef and pork takes more work. There is a shop called Pig Po, in Delhi that sells pork and a few delicatessens do as well. We have beef delivered by a Muslim butcher (who of course does not sell pork either)
Chicken: breast
150 / kg
Mutton: minced
130 / kg
Mutton: boneless chops
180 / kg
Beef Fillet: whole
375
We are not sure how much our first whole fillet of beef weighed, but this is
what it looked like.
Eating Out
McDonalds Happy Meal
95
Cappuccino 28 - 40 (depending on place)
Meal in a 5* hotel restaurant 1000 - 1500 per head (without alcohol)
Meal in TGI Friday 400- 800 per head
Entertainment
Cinema Ticket 150
DVDs 800+
CDs 295+
VCDs 295+
Actual costs of DVDs etc depend on titles, but most of our chart CDs are about 395 rps. VCDs are video discs, the Indian market seems to have missed video players and tapes. However VCDs are widely available, with a range of the latest films and TV programs. They are considerably less than DVDs which are often a similar price to home.
Services
Hair Cut (Mens) 150 +
Hair Cut (Ladies) 250 +
Pedicure 165