Germany vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Germany India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1671
$440
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4073
$1134
🏠 One person rent
$885
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$1657
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$526
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3122
$670
💸 GDP per capita
$52746
$2485
😃 Human freedom index
8.37
6.29
❤️ Life expectancy
80.7
67.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
78
39
🌐 English speaking %
56.3%
10.6%
🎓 Higher education
94
74
😀 Quality of life
92
41
🏙️ Population
84.4M
1.33B

The average cost of living in Germany ($1671) is 279% more expensive than in India ($440). Germany ranked 24th vs 192nd for India in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Germany compared to 1.5 months in India. Ranked 12th and 113th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Germany vs India

We calculate prices for Germany and India as a population-weighted mean of 662 and 220 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Germany India
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.61
$2.18
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$816
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$626
$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1634
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1270
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$265
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.4
$8.35
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
8.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5713
$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4322
$1064
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.38
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$3.14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$5.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.02
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$3.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.6
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$71.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12525
$1862

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2104
3.76M
Hamburg City
$2022
1.89M
Munich
$2332
1.51M
Cologne
$1851
1.08M
Frankfurt
$2102
773K
Dusseldorf
$1861
629K
Stuttgart
$2063
633K
Bremen City
$1799
569K
Dortmund
$1523
593K
Nuremberg
$1784
523K
Essen
$1525
585K
Dresden
$1462
563K
Leipzig
$1449
616K
Hanover
$1828
545K
Wuppertal
$1206
359K
Mannheim
$1679
316K
Bielefeld
$1481
338K
Bochum
$1618
366K
Duisburg
$1425
502K
Munster
$1809
321K
Bonn
$1765
336K
Wiesbaden
$1953
283K
Augsburg
$1714
301K
Braunschweig
$1456
252K
Karlsruhe
$1782
309K
Aachen
$1569
252K
Halle
$1320
242K
Chemnitz
$1228
249K
Freiburg im Breisgau
$1320
236K
Monchengladbach
$1563
268K

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$505
26.5M
Bangalore
$578
12.3M
Mumbai
$716
15.4M
Hyderabad
$488
9.31M
Pune
$519
5.95M
Chennai
$433
6.6M
Ahmedabad
$471
7.65M
Surat
$785
5.94M
Kolkata
$408
4.5M
Jaipur
$395
3.07M
Nagpur
$403
2.41M
Lucknow
$393
3.38M
Visakhapatnam
$400
2.04M
Mirzapur
$365
2.5M
Thane
$484
1.89M
Gurgaon
$533
877K
Ghaziabad
$391
2.38M
Vadodara
$406
2.07M
Indore
$379
1.99M
Mysore
$325
1.27M
Navi Mumbai
$480
1.12M
Kalyan
$396
1.25M
Kanpur
$329
3.07M
Bhopal
$367
1.8M
Rajkot
$326
2.04M
Nashik
$346
1.49M
Varanasi
$316
1.2M
Bilaspur
$387
1.63M
Agra
$360
1.59M
Faridabad
$383
1.4M