Cost of Living in India

Summary of cost of living in India:

Restaurants
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 200.00 ₹ 100.00-500.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 1,000.00 ₹ 600.00-2,500.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 325.00 ₹ 250.00-500.00
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) 150.00 ₹ 100.00-300.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 300.00 ₹ 200.00-500.00
Cappuccino (regular) 136.50 ₹ 50.00-260.00
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) 34.89 ₹ 20.00-53.85
Water (12 oz small bottle) 15.32 ₹ 10.00-24.00
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 211.44 ₹ 151.42-264.98
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 35.60 ₹ 22.68-54.43
Rice (white), (1 lb) 25.53 ₹ 16.33-40.82
Eggs (regular) (12) 76.98 ₹ 59.33-120.00
Local Cheese (1 lb) 188.87 ₹ 90.72-453.59
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 118.82 ₹ 68.04-181.44
Buffalo Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 213.82 ₹ 90.72-362.87
Apples (1 lb) 70.96 ₹ 31.75-113.40
Banana (1 lb) 24.21 ₹ 13.61-45.36
Oranges (1 lb) 38.40 ₹ 18.14-86.18
Tomato (1 lb) 17.41 ₹ 9.07-27.22
Potato (1 lb) 13.66 ₹ 6.80-20.87
Onion (1 lb) 14.88 ₹ 9.07-22.68
Lettuce (1 head) 41.44 ₹ 15.00-98.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 28.63 ₹ 20.00-35.00
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 700.00 ₹ 280.00-1,500.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 150.60 ₹ 90.00-227.27
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 250.15 ₹ 140.00-400.00
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 340.00 ₹ 250.00-400.00
Transportation
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 25.00 ₹ 15.00-50.00
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 800.00 ₹ 320.00-1,500.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 50.00 ₹ 29.00-114.00
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) 32.19 ₹ 19.31-72.42
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 100.00 ₹ 60.00-200.00
Gasoline (1 gallon) 394.79 ₹ 359.61-426.15
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 1,000,000.00 ₹ 900,000.00-1,450,000.00
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) 1,842,771.30 ₹ 1,500,000.00-2,400,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment 3,003.69 ₹ 1,500.00-6,000.00
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) 0.92 ₹ 0.20-1.23
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 713.58 ₹ 500.00-1,100.00
Sports And Leisure
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 1,453.30 ₹ 500.00-3,000.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 595.77 ₹ 250.00-1,000.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 300.00 ₹ 200.00-500.00
Childcare
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child 4,975.51 ₹ 2,451.85-11,295.45
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child 124,987.82 ₹ 60,000.00-335,000.00
Clothing And Shoes
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 2,211.11 ₹ 1,000.00-4,000.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 2,302.43 ₹ 900.00-4,500.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 3,660.28 ₹ 2,000.00-6,500.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 2,751.21 ₹ 1,500.00-5,000.00
Rent Per Month
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 14,936.07 ₹ 8,000.00-47,804.67
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 9,608.80 ₹ 5,000.00-47,631.58
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 33,043.38 ₹ 16,444.44-120,581.40
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 20,508.68 ₹ 12,000.00-66,116.28
Buy Apartment Price
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre 10,332.57 ₹ 4,999.96-46,106.86
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 5,176.23 ₹ 2,787.07-21,359.94
Salaries And Financing
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 47,066.55 ₹
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate 8.48 6.50-11.00

Prices in India

This country had 65633 entries in the past 12 months by 6100 different contributors.
Last update: May 2023
Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.
Sources and References
Distribution of Expenses Using Our Statistical Model:
  

By City in India

Rank
City
Cost of Living Index
Rent Index
Cost of Living Plus Rent Index
Groceries Index
Restaurant Price Index
Local Purchasing Power Index
Gurgaon 27.1 8.2 18.0 27.2 23.0 82.0
Noida 26.0 5.0 15.8 25.6 21.2 78.0
Mumbai 25.5 17.5 21.6 25.5 21.7 52.0
Bangalore 25.4 8.7 17.3 26.4 19.7 113.7
Hyderabad 25.3 5.8 15.8 26.6 18.5 58.5
Delhi 25.1 7.4 16.5 24.1 22.3 56.7
Navi Mumbai 24.6 9.4 17.2 25.9 18.9 86.3
Thane 24.5 8.6 16.8 23.9 24.2 56.9
Ahmedabad 24.2 10.1 17.4 25.2 17.5 38.9
Pune 24.2 6.6 15.7 24.9 20.9 94.4
Chandigarh 23.8 5.4 14.9 22.6 19.4 73.7
Visakhapatnam 23.4 6.7 15.3 25.5 15.8 71.9
Surat 23.4 11.0 17.4 26.0 15.1 35.2
Jaipur 23.2 4.9 14.3 22.9 16.0 41.3
Vadodara 23.1 3.2 13.5 25.5 16.9 48.5
Chennai 23.0 5.5 14.5 24.9 15.8 62.1
Ludhiana 22.8 4.4 13.9 22.1 17.9 44.3
Nagpur 22.7 4.3 13.8 24.3 20.4 57.6
Guwahati 22.7 3.9 13.6 23.3 18.0 53.9
Patna 22.7 3.6 13.4 23.2 16.2 36.5
Kolkata 22.5 4.8 13.9 23.6 16.1 50.1
Bhubaneswar 22.1 4.2 13.4 23.2 14.4 50.1
Lucknow (Lakhnau) 21.9 3.7 13.1 20.6 15.9 54.5
Indore 21.9 3.8 13.1 23.0 15.2 61.8
Dehradun 21.7 4.3 13.3 20.5 17.3 44.0
Kochi 21.3 4.9 13.4 23.5 11.6 72.3
Bhopal 21.2 2.5 12.2 22.0 16.4 55.9
Coimbatore 21.0 4.0 12.8 23.3 12.7 47.7
Thiruvananthapuram 20.8 3.7 12.5 21.2 13.6 87.2
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