Cost of Living in India

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Cost of living in India is 65.18% lower than in United States (aggregate data for all cities, rent is not taken into account). Rent in India is 83.01% lower than in United States (average data for all cities).

Restaurants	[ Edit ]	Range
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant	2.21 $	1.33-4.42
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course	9.58 $	5.90-17.69
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal)	3.69 $	2.65-5.16
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught)	1.77 $	1.33-2.58
Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle)	2.80 $	1.77-4.42
Cappuccino (regular)	1.46 $	0.74-2.21
Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle)	0.42 $	0.27-0.59
Water (11.2 oz small bottle)	0.21 $	0.15-0.29
Markets	[ Edit ]
Milk (regular), (1 gallon)	2.51 $	2.01-3.01
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb)	0.38 $	0.27-0.53
Rice (white), (1 lb)	0.33 $	0.23-0.47
Eggs (regular) (12)	0.90 $	0.74-1.09
Local Cheese (1 lb)	2.13 $	1.34-3.34
Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb)	1.40 $	1.00-2.01
Buffalo Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)	1.99 $	1.07-3.21
Apples (1 lb)	0.88 $	0.53-1.34
Banana (1 lb)	0.32 $	0.20-0.47
Oranges (1 lb)	0.43 $	0.27-0.67
Tomato (1 lb)	0.22 $	0.13-0.33
Potato (1 lb)	0.15 $	0.10-0.23
Onion (1 lb)	0.18 $	0.10-0.33
Lettuce (1 head)	0.49 $	0.29-0.88
Water (1.5 liter bottle)	0.41 $	0.29-0.52
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range)	8.11 $	4.42-11.79
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)	1.58 $	1.03-2.21
Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle)	2.43 $	1.47-3.69
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro)	2.95 $	1.77-4.42
Transportation	[ Edit ]
One-way Ticket (Local Transport)	0.29 $	0.15-0.44
Monthly Pass (Regular Price)	8.84 $	4.64-17.69
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)	0.72 $	0.37-1.03
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff)	0.36 $	0.24-0.50
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)	1.03 $	0.74-1.47
Gasoline (1 gallon)	4.13 $	3.74-4.46
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)	11,793.32 $	9,139.82-14,741.65
Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car)	23,190.96 $	16,952.90-29,483.31
Utilities (Monthly)	[ Edit ]
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment	33.49 $	14.74-73.71
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans)	0.01 $	0.01-0.02
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)	15.35 $	7.37-29.47
Sports And Leisure	[ Edit ]
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult	20.90 $	8.84-44.22
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)	6.87 $	2.95-14.74
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat	3.69 $	2.21-5.16
Childcare	[ Edit ]
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child	77.49 $	36.85-147.42
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child	2,433.41 $	1,105.62-6,633.74
Clothing And Shoes	[ Edit ]
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)	33.88 $	22.10-51.60
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)	34.30 $	17.69-58.97
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range)	49.93 $	29.48-73.71
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes	38.15 $	22.11-58.97
Rent Per Month	[ Edit ]
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre	176.53 $	88.45-339.06
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre	108.75 $	58.97-199.01
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre	423.43 $	221.12-737.08
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre	254.75 $	147.42-442.25
Buy Apartment Price	[ Edit ]
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre	140.45 $	66.34-342.38
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre	67.41 $	36.85-136.95
Salaries And Financing	[ Edit ]
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)	519.09 $
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate	9.60	0.12-0.18

Prices in India

These data are based on 97457 entries in the past 18 months from 7988 different contributors.
Last update: June 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	31.04	10.22	21.21	27.48	26.97	113.20
Mumbai	29.08	20.87	25.21	27.32	24.90	67.72
Delhi	28.94	8.92	19.50	26.30	25.39	77.06
Noida	28.51	6.30	18.03	26.02	22.74	87.60
Pune	27.74	7.50	18.19	27.18	22.84	84.50
Bangalore	26.98	8.83	18.42	26.83	19.01	96.69
Chandigarh	26.35	5.81	16.66	26.42	19.20	64.36
Jaipur	25.62	5.27	16.02	24.34	17.71	73.97
Thane	25.55	9.92	18.17	24.70	20.54	81.17
Indore	25.39	4.40	15.49	25.50	16.47	50.66
Chennai	25.25	6.96	16.62	26.14	16.10	67.79
Kolkata	25.14	6.10	16.16	24.26	20.93	58.64
Lucknow (Lakhnau)	25.06	4.57	15.39	23.67	19.63	74.89
Goa	24.61	6.32	15.98	25.16	20.20	54.20
Surat	24.17	4.15	14.72	24.37	17.79	63.87
Ahmedabad	24.06	5.30	15.21	25.01	16.94	71.14
Hyderabad	23.82	6.13	15.47	23.27	17.39	76.71
Guwahati	22.94	4.11	14.06	23.37	13.74	70.24
Nagpur	22.90	4.58	14.26	22.05	16.92	93.36
Vadodara	22.67	3.89	13.81	22.89	14.41	77.49
Mangalore	22.65	5.14	14.39	22.65	15.97	79.96
Bhopal	22.63	3.54	13.62	20.20	15.41	66.72
Bhubaneswar	22.57	4.22	13.91	24.27	13.43	61.47
Coimbatore	22.46	5.21	14.32	22.36	14.45	53.86
Mysore	22.33	4.10	13.73	23.50	13.53	46.20
Kochi	22.15	5.56	14.33	23.21	12.33	73.81
Visakhapatnam	21.80	4.42	13.60	21.51	17.14	55.26
Navi Mumbai	19.62	4.85	12.65	19.77	12.57	135.07
Thiruvananthapuram	18.95	4.77	12.26	18.31	11.07	68.75

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