Cost of Living in India

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Cost of living in India is 64.47% lower than in United States (aggregate data for all cities, rent is not taken into account). Rent in India is 82.52% lower than in United States (average data for all cities).

Restaurants	[ Edit ]	Range
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant	150.00 Rs	80.00-250.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course	600.00 Rs	400.00-1,000.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal)	230.00 Rs	159.00-300.00
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught)	100.00 Rs	80.00-150.00
Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle)	152.50 Rs	110.00-250.00
Cappuccino (regular)	91.20 Rs	50.00-150.00
Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle)	26.97 Rs	15.00-40.00
Water (11.2 oz small bottle)	13.88 Rs	10.00-20.00
Markets	[ Edit ]
Milk (regular), (1 gallon)	163.97 Rs	132.49-189.27
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb)	25.08 Rs	18.14-36.29
Rice (white), (1 lb)	22.03 Rs	15.88-31.75
Eggs (12)	58.22 Rs	48.00-72.00
Local Cheese (1 lb)	140.20 Rs	90.72-226.80
Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb)	93.50 Rs	68.04-136.08
Buffalo Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)	134.30 Rs	72.57-213.19
Apples (1 lb)	59.96 Rs	40.82-90.72
Banana (1 lb)	20.73 Rs	13.61-27.22
Oranges (1 lb)	27.60 Rs	18.14-45.36
Tomato (1 lb)	13.69 Rs	9.07-22.68
Potato (1 lb)	10.56 Rs	6.80-16.33
Onion (1 lb)	11.69 Rs	8.16-19.05
Lettuce (1 head)	33.73 Rs	18.00-60.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle)	27.62 Rs	20.00-32.26
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range)	500.00 Rs	300.00-900.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)	99.15 Rs	65.00-150.00
Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle)	151.68 Rs	100.00-250.00
Pack of Cigarettes (Marlboro)	170.00 Rs	120.00-250.00
Transportation	[ Edit ]
One-way Ticket (Local Transport)	17.50 Rs	10.00-25.00
Monthly Pass (Regular Price)	600.00 Rs	300.00-1,050.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)	50.00 Rs	25.00-80.00
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff)	20.85 Rs	14.48-32.19
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)	62.26 Rs	60.00-100.00
Gasoline (1 gallon)	260.83 Rs	234.70-283.91
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)	800,000.00 Rs	650,000.00-1,000,000.00
Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car)	1,510,773.69 Rs	1,200,000.00-1,900,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)	[ Edit ]
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment	2,097.87 Rs	1,000.00-4,250.00
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans)	0.93 Rs	0.50-1.20
Internet (60 Mbps or more, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)	1,169.40 Rs	700.00-2,000.00
Sports And Leisure	[ Edit ]
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult	1,392.89 Rs	550.00-3,000.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)	423.85 Rs	200.00-1,000.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat	250.00 Rs	150.00-300.00
Childcare	[ Edit ]
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child	7,344.58 Rs	3,500.00-9,000.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child	371,131.38 Rs	150,000.00-450,000.00
Clothing And Shoes	[ Edit ]
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)	2,310.31 Rs	1,500.00-3,299.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)	2,292.02 Rs	1,200.00-4,000.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range)	3,269.83 Rs	2,000.00-5,000.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes	2,524.88 Rs	1,500.00-4,000.00
Rent Per Month	[ Edit ]
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre	11,114.08 Rs	5,500.00-20,000.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre	6,907.51 Rs	3,500.00-12,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre	26,955.08 Rs	15,000.00-50,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre	16,606.37 Rs	9,000.00-30,000.00
Buy Apartment Price	[ Edit ]
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre	8,557.68 Rs	4,180.60-19,999.83
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre	4,287.19 Rs	2,499.98-7,999.93
Salaries And Financing	[ Edit ]
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)	34,357.64 Rs
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly	10.36	9.00-12.50

Prices in India

These data are based on 82060 entries in the past 18 months from 6286 different contributors.
Last update: May 2017
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	34.74	10.16	22.71	32.93	31.02	101.67
Delhi	32.06	9.70	21.12	31.17	25.93	71.20
Mumbai	31.94	22.58	27.36	33.50	24.30	65.90
Noida	31.09	6.78	19.19	31.90	22.45	93.63
Ludhiana	30.79	4.26	17.81	29.64	23.39	56.38
Pune	29.41	7.44	18.66	31.24	21.35	98.33
Bangalore	29.38	9.26	19.53	31.22	19.14	88.98
Thane	29.11	8.34	18.94	29.91	20.78	54.56
Navi Mumbai	28.97	9.99	19.68	29.76	20.90	75.84
Chennai	28.60	7.03	18.04	30.85	17.96	76.52
Ahmedabad	28.30	6.37	17.57	29.76	21.04	58.05
Kolkata	27.95	7.17	17.78	28.02	23.04	50.74
Chandigarh	27.83	6.19	17.24	28.75	19.39	67.45
Lucknow (Lakhnau)	27.73	4.57	16.40	28.45	17.84	56.10
Surat	27.68	4.46	16.31	28.31	21.68	57.33
Goa	27.39	7.57	17.69	28.05	20.53	49.96
Jaipur	27.10	4.56	16.07	28.10	16.65	68.75
Vadodara	26.70	3.87	15.53	29.78	16.10	70.49
Nagpur	26.47	4.78	15.85	27.93	19.19	69.54
Hyderabad	26.18	6.10	16.35	28.03	16.85	68.06
Indore	26.04	4.17	15.33	25.35	18.49	44.84
Mysore	25.56	4.19	15.10	30.73	12.99	37.76
Kochi	25.16	5.92	15.74	27.28	14.36	61.21
Visakhapatnam	24.75	5.16	15.16	26.84	14.89	58.86
Coimbatore	24.48	5.63	15.25	25.46	15.67	50.39
Bhubaneswar	24.45	4.51	14.69	26.70	14.63	55.45
Mangalore	22.79	5.59	14.37	22.98	12.74	100.40
Thiruvananthapuram	21.36	5.10	13.40	22.98	12.06	75.29

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