Cost of Living in India

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Cost of living in India is 66.77% lower than in United States (aggregate data for all cities, rent is not taken into account). Rent in India is 85.50% lower than in United States (average data for all cities).

Restaurants	[ Edit ]	Range
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant	150.00 Rs	94.00-300.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course	700.00 Rs	450.00-1,200.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal)	250.00 Rs	180.00-350.00
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught)	120.00 Rs	90.00-190.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle)	200.00 Rs	120.00-300.00
Cappuccino (regular)	102.58 Rs	50.00-150.00
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle)	29.12 Rs	20.00-42.00
Water (12 oz small bottle)	13.98 Rs	10.00-20.00
Markets	[ Edit ]
Milk (regular), (1 gallon)	172.87 Rs	143.85-208.20
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb)	26.26 Rs	18.14-36.29
Rice (white), (1 lb)	22.48 Rs	15.88-31.75
Eggs (regular) (12)	62.01 Rs	50.00-80.00
Local Cheese (1 lb)	147.46 Rs	90.72-226.80
Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb)	96.69 Rs	68.04-136.08
Buffalo Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)	139.42 Rs	81.65-226.80
Apples (1 lb)	58.92 Rs	36.29-90.72
Banana (1 lb)	21.78 Rs	13.61-31.75
Oranges (1 lb)	29.94 Rs	18.14-45.36
Tomato (1 lb)	13.75 Rs	9.07-22.68
Potato (1 lb)	10.07 Rs	6.80-15.88
Onion (1 lb)	12.39 Rs	7.26-22.68
Lettuce (1 head)	33.83 Rs	17.00-60.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle)	27.90 Rs	20.00-35.00
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range)	580.00 Rs	300.00-850.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)	105.80 Rs	70.00-150.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle)	164.96 Rs	100.00-250.00
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro)	220.00 Rs	140.00-300.00
Transportation	[ Edit ]
One-way Ticket (Local Transport)	20.00 Rs	10.00-30.00
Monthly Pass (Regular Price)	690.00 Rs	300.00-1,200.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)	50.00 Rs	25.00-80.00
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff)	24.14 Rs	16.09-33.80
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)	72.00 Rs	50.00-100.00
Gasoline (1 gallon)	295.02 Rs	264.98-321.76
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)	800,000.00 Rs	620,000.00-1,000,000.00
Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car)	1,569,266.43 Rs	1,100,000.00-2,000,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)	[ Edit ]
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment	2,357.74 Rs	1,000.00-5,000.00
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans)	0.85 Rs	0.33-1.00
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)	940.84 Rs	500.00-1,500.00
Sports And Leisure	[ Edit ]
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult	1,377.15 Rs	600.00-2,916.67
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)	473.73 Rs	200.00-1,000.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat	250.00 Rs	150.00-350.00
Childcare	[ Edit ]
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child	4,863.61 Rs	2,000.00-10,000.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child	149,845.39 Rs	60,000.00-400,000.00
Clothing And Shoes	[ Edit ]
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)	2,286.59 Rs	1,299.00-3,500.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)	2,277.27 Rs	1,000.00-4,000.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range)	3,371.03 Rs	2,000.00-5,000.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes	2,552.77 Rs	1,500.00-4,000.00
Rent Per Month	[ Edit ]
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre	11,228.21 Rs	6,000.00-20,000.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre	6,887.95 Rs	4,000.00-12,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre	26,550.13 Rs	15,000.00-50,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre	16,196.45 Rs	9,000.00-28,000.00
Buy Apartment Price	[ Edit ]
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre	9,275.97 Rs	4,499.96-20,438.50
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre	4,597.88 Rs	2,499.98-9,290.23
Salaries And Financing	[ Edit ]
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)	32,800.14 Rs
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate	9.41	8.00-12.00

Prices in India

These data are based on 89746 entries in the past 18 months from 8137 different contributors.
Last update: November 2018
Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.

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By City in India

City	Cost of Living Index	Rent Index	Cost of Living Plus Rent Index	Groceries Index	Restaurant Price Index	Local Purchasing Power Index
Gurgaon	29.87	9.40	20.06	27.33	25.60	111.24
Mumbai	28.06	19.46	23.94	26.88	25.59	55.28
Noida	27.69	5.84	17.22	25.21	22.94	82.54
Delhi	27.37	8.26	18.21	25.23	24.31	64.80
Bangalore	27.01	8.48	18.13	27.39	19.40	86.52
Pune	26.36	7.17	17.16	26.37	21.91	75.73
Chandigarh	25.08	5.59	15.74	25.07	17.83	56.30
Goa	24.63	5.96	15.69	26.42	19.96	45.11
Thane	24.62	9.21	17.23	24.16	21.26	74.67
Jaipur	24.61	5.07	15.25	23.51	17.32	74.50
Chennai	24.51	6.73	15.99	25.35	15.09	64.97
Indore	24.19	4.15	14.59	24.77	14.08	50.27
Kolkata	24.12	5.23	15.07	23.70	20.08	55.76
Ahmedabad	23.74	4.67	14.60	24.85	17.07	60.70
Hyderabad	23.34	5.82	14.95	23.48	16.59	68.51
Lucknow (Lakhnau)	23.04	4.05	13.94	21.68	18.05	67.12
Surat	22.90	3.59	13.65	23.65	17.27	65.53
Mangalore	22.50	4.88	14.06	23.67	16.09	69.23
Bhubaneswar	22.48	4.19	13.72	25.06	12.60	62.75
Mysore	22.30	4.07	13.56	24.92	13.88	44.13
Guwahati	22.26	3.91	13.47	23.65	13.23	59.50
Bhopal	21.67	3.18	12.81	19.56	15.58	63.44
Coimbatore	21.59	4.80	13.54	22.37	13.82	52.50
Navi Mumbai	21.55	5.10	13.67	22.07	14.88	119.82
Vadodara	21.46	3.68	12.94	21.90	13.47	74.06
Kochi	20.94	5.10	13.35	21.83	11.81	66.00
Vijayawada	20.88	4.88	13.21	21.27	13.04	62.03
Thiruvananthapuram	18.90	4.45	11.98	19.58	10.00	64.71

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