Cost of living in India

The cost of living in India is approximately 440 $ per month for a single person, including rent.

For a family of four, it's around 1134 $, also including rent.

Cost of living in India

Cost of Living, one person, including rent
440 $
Without Rent
260 $
Rent & Utilities
181 $
Food
168 $
Transport
48 $
Monthly Salary, after tax
670 $
GDP per Capita
2,485 $
Freedom Index
6.29
Lifespan
68 years
Speak English
11%
Population
1.3B

Restaurants

Lunch menu, inexpensive restaurant 3.02 $
Dinner 14.7 $
Fast food, McDonalds or KFC 4.14 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 2.18 $
Capuccino 1.9 $
Coke, 330ml 0.43 $

Markets

Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 0.71 $
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1 lb 0.5 $
Rice, 1 kg or 2 lb 0.71 $
Eggs, 12 pack 1 $
Cheese, 1 kg or 2 lb 5.57 $
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2 lb 3.35 $
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2 lb 5.8 $
Apples, 1 kg or 2 lb 2.06 $
Banana, 1 kg or 2 lb 0.72 $
Oranges, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.09 $
Tomato, 1 kg or 2 lb 0.54 $
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 0.39 $
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 0.43 $
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.23 $
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 1.05 $
Wine, 750 mL bottle 8.74 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.95 $
Cigarette pack 3.84 $

Transportation

One-way Ticket 0.41 $
Monthly Pass 11.4 $
Gas or Petrol, 1l or 0.26 gal 1.22 $
Taxi, 8 km 3.14 $

Personal Care

Doctor Visit, private clinic 15 $
Cold medicine, for 1 week 1.83 $
Hair Shampoo, 400 ml or 12 oz. 2.97 $
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 1.81 $
Toothpaste, 1 tube 0.89 $

Utilities per Month

1 person, electricity, heating, water & garbage 29 $
Family of 4, electricity, heating, water & garbage 44 $
Internet plan, +60 Mbps 8.35 $

Rent per Month

1 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 40 sq.m 130 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 85 sq.m 302 $
1 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 40 sq.m 199 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 85 sq.m 518 $

Buy Apartment Price

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment, in city center 2,003 $
Price per Square Meter to Buy House, in suburbs 1,064 $

Salaries and Financing

Average Monthly Net Salary, after tax 67 $
Mortgage Interest Rate, for 20 years fixed-rate 8.82%

Sports and Leisure

Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 17.6 $
Cinema, 1 seat 3.72 $
Haircut 2.66 $

Clothing and Shoes

Brand Sneakers, mid-range, Nike or similar 46.8 $
Brand Jeans, Levis 501 26.9 $

Childcare

Preschool, full day, monthly for 1 child 72 $
International Primary School, yearly for 1 child 1,862 $

Cities in India by Cost of Living

City Cost of Living without rent
Bangalore
$329
Mumbai
$324
Pune
$316
Hyderabad
$310
Gurgaon
$304
Aizawl
$301
Delhi
$295
Ahmedabad
$289
Imphal
$282
Agartala
$281
Latur
$280
Kolkata
$274
Chennai
$273
Bhubaneswar
$273
Adoni
$267
Visakhapatnam
$266
Noida
$266
Vadodara
$264
Ludhiana
$263
Lucknow
$263
Navi Mumbai
$260
Raipur
$259
Bhopal
$258
Ghaziabad
$257
Jaipur
$256
Ranchi
$255
Guwahati
$254
Nagpur
$253
Mangalore
$253
Surat
$252
Kochi
$252
Secunderabad
$248
Amritsar
$248
Agra
$248
Kalyan
$246
Faridabad
$246
Thane
$245
Karimnagar
$245
Indore
$245
Satara
$243
Chandigarh
$243
Nellore
$243
Dibrugarh
$243
Bilaspur
$242
Rishikesh
$242
Madurai
$242
Dispur
$242
Kozhikode
$242
Mormugao
$239
Vijayawada
$239
Aurangabad
$238
Srinagar
$238
Panjim
$237
Kurnool
$237
Nandyal
$237
Proddatur
$237
Sikar
$237
Malegaon
$236
Pathankot
$236
Kadapa
$236
Bhilwara
$235
Nadiad
$234
Gandhinagar
$234
Udaipur
$234
Bidhannagar
$234
Margao
$233
Mirzapur
$233
Ernakulam
$233
Kota
$232
Haldia
$232
Varkala
$232
Mehsana
$231
Mahbubnagar
$231
Rajpur Sonarpur
$231
Jalandhar
$230
Maheshtala
$230
Thiruvananthapuram
$230
Jamshedpur
$230
Kolhapur
$228
Godhra
$228
Rourkela
$228
Rajarhat
$227
Nashik
$226
Durg
$226
Coimbatore
$226
Belgaum
$225
Kakinada
$225
Anantapur
$225
Machilipatnam
$225
South Dumdum
$225
Shimoga
$224
Barasat
$224
Vidisha
$224
Ramagundam
$223
Eluru
$223
Bhatpara
$223
Siliguri
$223
Gwalior
$223
Rajkot
$222
Patna
$222
Nalgonda
$221
Shillong
$221
Vizianagaram
$221
Allahabad
$221
Varanasi
$221
Panihati
$221
Hubli
$220
Moradabad
$220
Howrah
$220
Krishnanagar
$220
Kottayam
$220
Bhiwandi
$219
Salem
$219
Madanapalle
$219
Kamarhati
$219
Uluberia
$219
Bijapur
$218
Nizamabad
$218
Patiala
$218
Ongole
$218
Hindupur
$218
Jodhpur
$218
Kanpur
$218
Jhansi
$218
North Dumdum
$218
Nanded
$217
Hospet
$216
Dehradun
$216
Tiruchirappalli
$216
Baranagar
$216
Naihati
$216
Madhyamgram
$216
Shantipur
$216
Chittoor
$215
Saharanpur
$215
Bally
$215
Hugli-Chuchura
$215
Serampore
$214
Chandannagar
$214
Chakradharpur
$214
Bhiwani
$212
Barrackpore
$212
Ichalkaranji
$211
Erode
$211
Chirala
$211
Mathura
$211
Bhuj
$210
Tumkur
$210
Uttarpara
$210
Bhavnagar
$209
Porbandar
$209
Bardhaman
$209
Satna
$209
Rajahmundry
$208
Tenali
$208
Meerut
$208
Aligarh
$208
Raiganj
$208
Ratlam
$208
Dhanbad
$208
Sambhal
$207
Berhampore
$207
Pondicherry
$207
Purnia
$207
Mysore
$206
Rohtak
$206
Tirupati
$206
Pali
$206
Gorakhpur
$206
Malda
$206
Balurghat
$206
Malappuram
$206
Bhagalpur
$206
Shimla
$206
Amravati
$205
Sangli
$205
Navsari
$205
Thoothukudi
$205
Baramulla
$205
Jabalpur
$205
Solapur
$204
Guntur
$204
Gaya
$204
Bhilai
$203
Tiruppur
$203
Kannur
$202
Sonipat
$201
Jammu
$201
Puri
$201
Akola
$200
Ajmer
$200
Saharsa
$200
Cuddalore
$199
Jaunpur
$199
Thrissur
$198
Jalgaon
$197
Bikaner
$197
Muzaffarpur
$197
Udupi
$196
Asansol
$195
Thanjavur
$194
Bareilly
$194
Kulti
$194
Midnapore
$192
Dindigul
$191
Alwar
$191
Warangal
$189
Nagercoil
$189
Cuttack
$189
Khammam
$188
Durgapur
$188
Kharagpur
$187
Tirunelveli
$185
Ujjain
$185
Gulbarga
$184
Vasai
$180
Hisar
$178
Kollam
$178
Vellore
$176
Davanagere
$174