How far does $20 go in India?

thanks for correcting, but i talk about 1meal in dhaba...at my place deluxe thali cost $1 and its worth eating...
for 150-200 i can go for non-veg....Pizza is so girlish ....

 

why dont u enjoy Langar ? Its free for everyone and one can have as much he/she want to eate .. and in India we have 24x7 Langar !!
So u will save even those $20 for lifetime

for those who dont know what is langar please check:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langar_(Sikhism)

 

With India's economy going down, the current $ rs conversion is well beyond 50 INR, and it's almost like an advantage for all those who're earning here, or anywhere on the net. $20 would be around 1,000 bucks, and that would buy a branded t-shirt, or pair of shoes and one month internet connection with 2 mbps speed

 

Nice point i occasionally visit Bangla Sahb Gurudwara
in Delhi and Langar is so divine..some people say its unhygienic ..
but i strongly oppose. It is made by humble visitors only...

 

good to see this being asked, was wondering about the same thing

 

india is very good.....as far as finances goes....!

 

Pair of Branded Shoes within INR-1000 ??
Man Just purchased a pair of woodland shoes and it was for $100 approx INR-5,000/-
Other brands like Reebok and Adidas will coast u upto $200 .. approx INR-10,000/-
Yes u can get a pair of Woodland, Reebok and Adidas shoes for just $1 - $2 from chor bazaar in delhi !!

Branded Tshirt will itself cost u around $20 .. approx INR-1,000/-

One Month Internet connection of 2MBPS for $20 is strange ... I'm using Sify 128KBps for INR-899 / Month !!

BTW - which part of india ur from ?

 

Lol!! :-p for all those who don't know about the Chor Bazar, it's a flea market where you get all stolen, smuggled goods. Also famous for its pirated goods including Rebook.

 

Come on mate, don't tell me that brands like Action and Bata or Sparx are all pirated or fake..even they are branded shoes--I never said anything like international brands or adidas.

I think you haven't checked any plans by MTNL or you wouldn't have argued over the point about Internet connection ..Around $20, you can get 2 mbps speed connection and around 7 gb free usage by MTNL...

So, Hope I have made clear everything and your doubts are cleared as well..

I'm from Delhi

 

MTNL = Govt Sector
I dont know how u manage when there services goes down ... I used there services for 2 weeks and out of those 2 weeks my net was down for 7 days .. !! I simply cant rely on that connection .. actually the thing is there is a big difference between cheap service and quality service.

 

Hey mate, we aren't arguing about ISP and their services here, are we?
I just wrote the fact- the fact that they are providing such services, now it's up to the people how they take it.

And now that you've touched about their services, I agree sometimes they can be really unreliable and irritating, but i own a MTNL connection and my speed is around 1.5 mbps most of the times- I download a 700 mb file in 2-3 hours...and with 128 kbps...i think it would take around a whole day to download the file....

 

No, I don't run my car on CNG, neither on diesel. If you read that post, I meantioned, you can go 150 kms with $10 worth of gas. Lets do some Math here, shall we
$10 = rs.500+
Petrol cost=rs44 in Chandigarh and 49 in Delhi, I think, to the MAX
Litres of petrol for rs 500= almost 11 (considering it to be at 45/litre)
My City goes almost 13 to 14 kms in 1 litre of petrol,
so, 11*13= roughly 150 mate!!!
I hope You dont drive a BLUE LINE!
I never said $20 would LAST a dat. But I gave you the break up- thats my Saturday eve expenditure, and none of the rates I have mentioned are ill-flated! They are tru to the core.
Now, if you happen to have a hearty appetite and eat 5 buckets of KFC, obviously, $5 would be less for you, but, in my opinion, $20/person/weekend outing is about it. Of course, you can add up an additional $20 to that depending upon your tastes etc, but I used these figures, just to give you an idea.
And yes, You can buy Pepe jeans under rs.1000 here and you can even get a Levis t-shirt+cargo pair for rs.999- all under $20.
Things you can't get for $20 include:
1. Meals at the Hyatt (still, one person can try to manage in $20, even there, but I doubt)
2. Going on a long distance trip in your own car
3. A pair of Nike Jordans
4. An autographed bat from Sachin Tendulkar
5. A computer||Bike||Car...as suggested by someone in the thread
6. Coaching for cracking the IIT JEE
and similar stuff
So, more or less, it depends upon how you spend, where you spend and how penurious you are at the end of the day- if you really try hard, you might even run for a week on $20, if you try harder, you might be able to burn $20k in a single day- such is the disparity.

 

Its tooo low amount

 

well few things ---> economically depressed country -----> No we are not. We are hard working indians and thats why we offer competitive pricing. As far as spending is concerned--- it depends on your lifestyle.
1 litre petrol can come for $ 1 -- and if you u use a car-- then 2$ is enough for 1 day. if you use bike -- it can run for 4 days. About the food --- you can eat for $ 2 ata local dhabba to $ 15 in a good resturant for 2. Rest-- lifestyle matters and there is no grading for that.

 

I totally second that thought of yours mate. Your expenditure depends upon what you choose

 

I come from Iran, a "third" world country, in the capital ( Tehran) you can eat at a restaurant about 3 times. Or buy loads of gas for your car or bags of fruit. BUT real estate is expensive everything else is cheap, except meat.

 

Its not only India there are many countries where standard of living is lower than this. It all depends.

 

It's India we are talking about here heehee

 

I think India is the Best Place to Live...My Sweet Home where you can do so many things with just $20 a day.
This is actually higher than what Engineers earn at the starting of their career (here in India).
So you do have a good standard of living if you are earning $20 a day in India.

 

Exactly.
20$ is enough for a day in india.