Cost of Living in India

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Cost of living in India is 64.58% lower than in United States (aggregate data for all cities, rent is not taken into account). Rent in India is 82.72% lower than in United States (average data for all cities).

Restaurants	[ Edit ]	Range
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant	150.00 Rs	95.00-300.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course	700.00 Rs	400.00-1,200.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal)	250.00 Rs	175.00-350.00
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught)	120.00 Rs	89.00-160.00
Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle)	180.00 Rs	120.00-300.00
Cappuccino (regular)	99.46 Rs	50.00-150.00
Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle)	28.32 Rs	16.00-40.00
Water (11.2 oz small bottle)	14.07 Rs	10.00-20.00
Markets	[ Edit ]
Milk (regular), (1 gallon)	169.10 Rs	136.27-204.41
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb)	25.59 Rs	18.14-36.29
Rice (white), (1 lb)	22.28 Rs	15.88-31.75
Eggs (regular) (12)	60.27 Rs	50.00-72.00
Local Cheese (1 lb)	140.52 Rs	90.72-226.80
Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb)	94.11 Rs	68.04-136.08
Buffalo Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)	134.65 Rs	79.38-208.65
Apples (1 lb)	59.19 Rs	36.29-90.72
Banana (1 lb)	21.44 Rs	13.61-31.75
Oranges (1 lb)	28.33 Rs	18.14-45.36
Tomato (1 lb)	14.59 Rs	9.07-22.68
Potato (1 lb)	9.92 Rs	6.80-15.88
Onion (1 lb)	12.46 Rs	6.80-22.68
Lettuce (1 head)	32.93 Rs	20.00-60.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle)	27.88 Rs	20.00-35.00
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range)	500.00 Rs	300.00-800.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)	104.78 Rs	70.00-150.00
Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle)	158.48 Rs	100.00-250.00
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro)	200.00 Rs	120.00-280.00
Transportation	[ Edit ]
One-way Ticket (Local Transport)	20.00 Rs	10.00-30.00
Monthly Pass (Regular Price)	600.00 Rs	300.00-1,050.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)	49.00 Rs	25.00-70.00
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff)	23.44 Rs	16.09-33.80
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)	72.00 Rs	50.00-100.00
Gasoline (1 gallon)	274.52 Rs	246.05-302.83
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)	800,000.00 Rs	612,000.00-1,000,000.00
Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car)	1,557,919.51 Rs	1,200,000.00-2,000,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)	[ Edit ]
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment	2,199.44 Rs	1,000.00-4,574.66
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans)	0.88 Rs	0.50-1.20
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)	1,059.25 Rs	500.00-2,000.00
Sports And Leisure	[ Edit ]
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult	1,414.20 Rs	600.00-3,000.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)	447.45 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	5,352.63 Rs	2,500.00-10,000.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child	178,416.94 Rs	84,000.00-450,000.00
Clothing And Shoes	[ Edit ]
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)	2,297.70 Rs	1,500.00-3,500.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)	2,318.90 Rs	1,200.00-4,000.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range)	3,371.73 Rs	2,000.00-5,000.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes	2,576.33 Rs	1,500.00-4,000.00
Rent Per Month	[ Edit ]
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre	11,631.16 Rs	6,000.00-20,000.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre	7,252.17 Rs	4,000.00-13,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre	28,132.41 Rs	15,000.00-50,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre	17,038.54 Rs	10,000.00-30,000.00
Buy Apartment Price	[ Edit ]
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre	9,033.93 Rs	4,499.96-20,438.50
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre	4,520.98 Rs	2,499.98-9,290.23
Salaries And Financing	[ Edit ]
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)	35,240.69 Rs
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate	9.72	8.30-12.00

Prices in India

These data are based on 92775 entries in the past 18 months from 7462 different contributors.
Last update: April 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	32.53	10.23	21.88	29.24	28.77	109.02
Mumbai	30.14	21.82	26.16	29.21	24.78	71.33
Noida	29.76	6.94	18.86	28.30	22.43	103.53
Delhi	29.71	9.06	19.84	27.18	26.29	82.30
Pune	28.37	7.56	18.43	28.29	22.79	92.04
Bangalore	28.08	9.21	19.06	28.21	19.32	99.87
Chandigarh	27.37	5.95	17.14	27.59	19.85	67.44
Jaipur	26.72	5.44	16.56	25.77	18.82	75.92
Thane	26.63	10.04	18.70	26.73	20.26	84.13
Goa	26.22	6.67	16.88	27.14	20.87	54.60
Chennai	26.18	6.89	16.97	27.65	16.77	71.87
Indore	26.14	4.40	15.76	26.30	16.36	53.51
Kolkata	26.11	6.21	16.61	25.63	21.75	61.05
Lucknow (Lakhnau)	26.01	4.59	15.78	25.11	19.88	73.97
Ahmedabad	25.49	5.69	16.04	27.55	17.66	81.48
Surat	25.42	4.19	15.28	26.63	18.29	63.76
Hyderabad	24.70	6.27	15.90	24.58	17.88	82.02
Nagpur	24.16	4.70	14.87	23.77	17.51	100.52
Mangalore	24.07	5.36	15.14	24.27	16.88	95.72
Vadodara	24.01	3.94	14.42	24.89	15.30	81.80
Bhopal	23.79	3.71	14.20	21.70	15.18	66.63
Coimbatore	23.79	5.47	15.04	24.32	14.96	57.53
Guwahati	23.54	4.06	14.23	25.09	14.07	69.82
Bhubaneswar	23.29	4.33	14.24	25.83	13.97	63.55
Kochi	23.03	5.80	14.80	24.69	12.67	76.15
Visakhapatnam	22.85	4.32	14.00	23.10	17.65	65.44
Mysore	22.76	4.20	13.89	24.57	14.42	42.74
Navi Mumbai	20.81	5.48	13.49	20.90	13.28	133.46
Thiruvananthapuram	19.81	5.09	12.78	20.14	11.44	70.23

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