Cost of Living in India

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Cost of living in India is 67.20% lower than in United States (aggregate data for all cities, rent is not taken into account).

Rent in India is, on average, 86.52% lower than in United States.

Restaurants	[ Edit ]	Range
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant	2.12 $	0.93-5.30
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course	10.59 $	5.30-26.48
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal)	3.64 $	2.65-4.63
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught)	1.85 $	1.06-3.31
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle)	3.58 $	1.99-5.96
Cappuccino (regular)	1.55 $	0.53-3.31
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle)	0.43 $	0.26-0.66
Water (12 oz small bottle)	0.19 $	0.13-0.26
Markets	[ Edit ]
Milk (regular), (1 gallon)	2.46 $	1.80-3.01
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb)	0.40 $	0.24-0.60
Rice (white), (1 lb)	0.32 $	0.21-0.53
Eggs (regular) (12)	0.86 $	0.64-1.19
Local Cheese (1 lb)	2.27 $	1.20-5.41
Chicken Fillets (1 lb)	1.36 $	0.74-2.34
Buffalo Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)	2.20 $	0.96-3.83
Apples (1 lb)	0.82 $	0.36-1.20
Banana (1 lb)	0.30 $	0.18-0.60
Oranges (1 lb)	0.42 $	0.18-0.90
Tomato (1 lb)	0.20 $	0.09-0.33
Potato (1 lb)	0.16 $	0.07-0.24
Onion (1 lb)	0.19 $	0.11-0.36
Lettuce (1 head)	0.50 $	0.20-1.06
Water (1.5 liter bottle)	0.38 $	0.26-0.53
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range)	7.94 $	2.65-15.89
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)	1.65 $	0.93-2.65
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle)	2.75 $	1.32-3.97
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro)	3.97 $	2.65-5.30
Transportation	[ Edit ]
One-way Ticket (Local Transport)	0.26 $	0.13-0.66
Monthly Pass (Regular Price)	10.59 $	3.97-19.86
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)	0.66 $	0.29-1.32
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff)	0.33 $	0.21-0.64
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)	1.32 $	0.66-1.99
Gasoline (1 gallon)	3.85 $	3.51-4.27
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)	11,916.87 $	10,195.54-14,565.06
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car)	22,235.12 $	19,642.14-26,481.93
Utilities (Monthly)	[ Edit ]
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment	37.58 $	15.98-80.76
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans)	0.01 $	0.00-0.02
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)	10.79 $	6.62-19.86
Sports And Leisure	[ Edit ]
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult	18.84 $	6.62-39.72
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)	7.00 $	3.31-13.24
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat	3.31 $	1.99-5.30
Childcare	[ Edit ]
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child	56.87 $	26.48-132.41
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child	1,628.69 $	794.46-3,972.29
Clothing And Shoes	[ Edit ]
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)	30.92 $	13.24-52.96
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)	31.28 $	13.24-66.19
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range)	46.53 $	26.48-79.45
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes	35.19 $	15.89-66.20
Rent Per Month	[ Edit ]
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre	163.08 $	92.69-580.09
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre	100.55 $	48.55-282.22
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre	371.44 $	198.61-1,499.07
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre	227.04 $	131.58-636.03
Buy Apartment Price	[ Edit ]
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre	121.86 $	61.51-564.04
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre	63.39 $	36.90-229.51
Salaries And Financing	[ Edit ]
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)	433.47 $
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate	9.41	7.50-12.00

Prices in India

This country had 76095 entries in the past 12 months by 6501 different contributors.
Last update: May 2020
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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	28.76	8.78	19.22	27.36	21.48	86.30
Chandigarh	28.73	5.64	17.71	31.98	16.77	45.77
Mumbai	27.33	19.38	23.53	26.69	23.49	42.86
Ludhiana	27.28	4.10	16.22	30.36	18.32	32.69
Delhi	26.82	8.17	17.92	25.50	21.93	53.19
Noida	26.68	5.45	16.55	24.72	19.91	61.49
Bangalore	26.06	8.41	17.64	27.12	18.16	66.40
Thane	25.90	8.18	17.44	25.28	20.86	53.95
Goa	25.85	5.89	16.32	25.68	21.87	44.12
Ghaziabad	25.69	4.57	15.61	26.89	17.35	64.82
Pune	25.53	6.95	16.66	26.91	19.07	58.27
Ahmedabad	25.34	6.55	16.37	26.91	15.53	36.93
Guwahati	25.14	3.77	14.94	28.40	15.51	45.86
Navi Mumbai	24.59	9.01	17.15	26.03	17.39	95.15
Hyderabad	24.54	6.34	15.85	26.12	15.20	57.37
Jaipur	24.07	4.83	14.89	24.40	14.13	51.68
Kolkata	23.97	5.39	15.10	25.26	16.90	45.78
Chennai	23.88	6.07	15.38	25.47	14.94	51.59
Indore	23.83	3.81	14.27	25.37	13.62	39.88
Vadodara	23.17	3.76	13.90	24.90	14.86	56.54
Surat	23.11	3.54	13.77	24.77	15.03	47.15
Mysore	23.00	4.34	14.09	25.53	12.39	50.30
Coimbatore	22.93	4.77	14.26	26.24	12.66	40.55
Rajkot	22.64	3.89	13.69	23.29	14.69	51.52
Kochi	22.60	4.41	13.92	25.40	12.66	45.15
Patna	22.54	3.72	13.56	21.94	15.85	46.32
Nagpur	22.45	3.97	13.63	22.27	16.96	61.65
Bhopal	22.32	3.57	13.37	22.47	16.30	43.68
Vijayawada	21.71	4.82	13.65	23.79	11.82	40.52
Bhubaneswar	21.64	3.64	13.05	23.67	11.14	61.14
Lucknow (Lakhnau)	21.58	4.84	13.59	20.38	15.42	50.99
Visakhapatnam	20.16	3.87	12.38	21.79	11.39	50.03
Thiruvananthapuram	19.21	4.17	12.03	20.55	9.76	61.48

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