Cost of Living in India

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Cost of living in India is 65.05% lower than in United States (aggregate data for all cities, rent is not taken into account). Rent in India is 84.90% lower than in United States (average data for all cities).

Restaurants	[ Edit ]	Range
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant	2.19 $	1.46-4.38
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course	10.22 $	6.57-17.53
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal)	3.65 $	2.78-5.11
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught)	1.75 $	1.31-2.92
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle)	2.92 $	1.83-4.38
Cappuccino (regular)	1.53 $	0.73-2.19
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle)	0.43 $	0.29-0.66
Water (12 oz small bottle)	0.20 $	0.15-0.29
Markets	[ Edit ]
Milk (regular), (1 gallon)	2.53 $	2.16-3.04
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb)	0.39 $	0.27-0.53
Rice (white), (1 lb)	0.33 $	0.24-0.46
Eggs (regular) (12)	0.91 $	0.73-1.17
Local Cheese (1 lb)	2.20 $	1.33-3.31
Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb)	1.43 $	0.99-1.99
Buffalo Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)	2.10 $	1.19-3.31
Apples (1 lb)	0.84 $	0.53-1.33
Banana (1 lb)	0.32 $	0.20-0.43
Oranges (1 lb)	0.43 $	0.27-0.66
Tomato (1 lb)	0.19 $	0.13-0.33
Potato (1 lb)	0.15 $	0.10-0.23
Onion (1 lb)	0.17 $	0.10-0.27
Lettuce (1 head)	0.50 $	0.29-0.88
Water (1.5 liter bottle)	0.41 $	0.29-0.51
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range)	8.76 $	4.38-13.15
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)	1.58 $	1.02-2.19
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle)	2.51 $	1.46-3.65
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro)	3.65 $	2.19-4.38
Transportation	[ Edit ]
One-way Ticket (Local Transport)	0.29 $	0.15-0.44
Monthly Pass (Regular Price)	9.49 $	4.38-16.07
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)	0.73 $	0.37-1.17
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff)	0.35 $	0.24-0.47
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)	1.02 $	0.73-1.46
Gasoline (1 gallon)	4.26 $	3.87-4.67
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)	11,684.56 $	9,493.70-14,605.70
Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car)	23,378.16 $	17,526.84-29,211.40
Utilities (Monthly)	[ Edit ]
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment	35.34 $	14.61-73.03
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans)	0.01 $	0.00-0.01
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)	13.16 $	7.30-21.91
Sports And Leisure	[ Edit ]
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult	20.14 $	8.76-43.82
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)	6.95 $	2.92-14.61
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat	3.65 $	2.19-5.11
Childcare	[ Edit ]
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child	62.41 $	29.21-131.45
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child	1,907.52 $	876.34-4,381.71
Clothing And Shoes	[ Edit ]
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)	33.18 $	18.97-51.12
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)	32.62 $	14.61-58.42
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range)	49.34 $	29.21-73.03
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes	37.71 $	21.91-58.42
Rent Per Month	[ Edit ]
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre	165.09 $	87.63-292.11
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre	101.60 $	58.42-175.27
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre	395.38 $	219.09-730.28
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre	236.90 $	131.45-438.17
Buy Apartment Price	[ Edit ]
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre	130.78 $	65.73-271.38
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre	66.15 $	36.51-122.12
Salaries And Financing	[ Edit ]
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)	472.51 $
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate	9.40	0.12-0.18

Prices in India

These data are based on 91207 entries in the past 18 months from 8172 different contributors.
Last update: March 2019
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	31.64	9.78	21.12	29.38	26.12	108.47
Mumbai	29.64	20.64	25.31	28.47	26.69	52.28
Noida	28.50	5.84	17.59	25.75	23.61	82.26
Bangalore	28.29	8.80	18.91	28.70	20.72	90.08
Delhi	28.21	8.16	18.56	26.24	25.25	63.83
Pune	27.92	7.64	18.16	28.21	23.02	75.29
Thane	26.30	9.40	18.16	25.54	21.97	72.38
Chandigarh	25.97	5.56	16.14	25.65	18.58	55.75
Goa	25.73	6.21	16.33	27.01	21.75	49.46
Hyderabad	25.53	6.13	16.19	26.06	17.43	65.34
Chennai	25.51	6.81	16.51	26.20	15.95	63.71
Jaipur	25.44	5.18	15.69	24.05	19.16	66.12
Indore	25.16	4.34	15.14	25.69	14.73	47.78
Kolkata	25.00	5.28	15.51	24.67	21.20	53.59
Ahmedabad	24.38	4.82	14.96	25.40	16.71	51.71
Guwahati	24.05	4.17	14.48	26.05	13.74	58.13
Bhopal	24.02	3.40	14.09	22.54	15.65	60.88
Lucknow (Lakhnau)	24.00	4.24	14.49	22.55	18.50	66.90
Surat	23.89	3.27	13.97	25.14	18.07	59.24
Mangalore	23.77	4.88	14.68	24.52	17.99	71.25
Bhubaneswar	23.49	4.00	14.11	25.73	13.33	66.51
Mysore	23.44	4.47	14.31	25.94	14.98	52.62
Coimbatore	23.31	4.90	14.45	24.52	15.23	52.65
Vadodara	23.13	3.88	13.86	22.93	16.45	68.54
Nagpur	22.55	4.38	13.81	21.60	16.91	103.19
Vijayawada	22.00	5.18	13.90	21.87	13.90	62.99
Navi Mumbai	21.88	5.99	14.23	21.87	15.40	122.93
Kochi	21.66	5.08	13.68	22.59	12.36	65.76
Visakhapatnam	21.25	4.18	13.04	20.87	15.71	55.24
Thiruvananthapuram	20.23	4.52	12.67	21.34	10.63	64.86

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