Germany vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Germany India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3742
$1095
🏠 One person rent
$804
$180
🏘️ Family rent
$1549
$372
🍽️ Food expenses
$465
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$47.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$633
💸 GDP per capita
$48432
$2389
😃 Human freedom index
8.33
6.3
❤️ Life expectancy
80.9
67.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
79
40
🌐 English speaking %
56.3%
10.6%
🎓 Higher education
93
74
😀 Quality of life
92
43
🏙️ Population
83.1M
1.33B

The average cost of living in Germany ($1519) is 250% more expensive than in India ($435). Germany ranked 28th vs 188th 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 109th 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
$13.4
$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.8
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.91
$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$3.64
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$565
$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1673
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$43.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$8.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
8.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5582
$1868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$924
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.16
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.2
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.9
$3.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.07
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.29
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$5.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.92
$2.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.5
$11.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$84
$28
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.6
$47.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$67.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11567
$1857

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Cities Comparison in Germany vs India

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2159
3.68M
Hamburg City
$1938
1.85M
Munich
$2173
1.49M
Cologne
$1711
1.07M
Frankfurt
$1860
759K
Stuttgart
$1710
626K
Dusseldorf
$1726
619K
Essen
$1267
579K
Bremen City
$1469
563K
Dresden
$1338
555K
Hanover
$1470
553K
Dortmund
$1348
587K
Nuremberg
$1471
511K
Leipzig
$1307
625K
Duisburg
$1206
495K
Wuppertal
$1337
355K
Karlsruhe
$1656
307K
Mannheim
$1493
312K
Bochum
$1420
363K
Augsburg
$1555
296K
Aachen
$1408
249K
Bonn
$1621
332K
Bielefeld
$1658
334K
Wiesbaden
$1643
279K
Munster
$1624
318K
Braunschweig
$1336
249K
Freiburg im Breisgau
$1768
232K
Monchengladbach
$1395
261K
Magdeburg
$1214
236K
Leverkusen
$1766
164K

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$484
26.5M
Bangalore
$606
12.3M
Mumbai
$697
15.4M
Hyderabad
$465
9.31M
Chennai
$429
10.3M
Pune
$493
5.95M
Ahmedabad
$601
7.65M
Surat
$644
5.94M
Kolkata
$366
4.5M
Kanpur
$401
3.81M
Lucknow
$374
3.38M
Jaipur
$393
3.07M
Thane
$516
1.89M
Visakhapatnam
$550
2.04M
Nagpur
$394
2.41M
Mirzapur
$365
2.5M
Indore
$347
1.99M
Mysore
$333
1.26M
Nashik
$320
1.49M
Navi Mumbai
$482
1.12M
Vadodara
$355
2.07M
Gurgaon
$498
877K
Ghaziabad
$395
2.38M
Kalyan
$343
1.25M
Agra
$390
1.59M
Madurai
$334
1.56M
Bhopal
$320
1.8M
Meerut
$317
1.31M
Bilaspur
$289
1.63M
Chandigarh
$389
1.06M