Germany vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Germany India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1777
$425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$1001
🏠 One person rent
$928
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$1581
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3481
$383
💸 GDP per capita
$56104
$2695
😃 Human freedom index
8.67
6.26
❤️ Life expectancy
80.5
72
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
39
🌐 English speaking %
56.3%
15.8%
🎓 Higher education
94
73
😀 Quality of life
93
46
🏙️ Population
83.5M
1.45B

The average cost of living in Germany ($1777) is 318% more expensive than in India ($425). Germany ranked 26th 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 2 months in Germany compared to 0.9 months in India. Ranked 12th and 111th 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
$16.6
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.6
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$3.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.35
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$4.23
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.48
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$884
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1758
$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1371
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$7.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.85%
9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6063
$1839
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.86
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.2
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28
$3.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.94
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.8
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.14
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$17.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.1
$16.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$2.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.9
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$47
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$545
$71.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16625
$2121

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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
$2302
3.78M
Hamburg City
$2194
1.91M
Munich
$2499
1.51M
Cologne
$1990
1.09M
Frankfurt
$2230
776K
Dusseldorf
$1944
631K
Stuttgart
$2169
633K
Dortmund
$1637
595K
Bremen City
$1752
577K
Essen
$1561
587K
Nuremberg
$1777
526K
Leipzig
$1652
620K
Dresden
$1531
566K
Hanover
$1792
548K
Duisburg
$1467
504K
Mannheim
$1783
317K
Bonn
$1908
336K
Wuppertal
$1486
359K
Bielefeld
$1653
338K
Munster
$1835
323K
Augsburg
$1983
303K
Bochum
$1561
366K
Wiesbaden
$1939
286K
Karlsruhe
$1933
310K
Braunschweig
$1566
252K
Aachen
$1644
253K
Freiburg im Breisgau
$1747
237K
Monchengladbach
$1669
269K
Lubeck
$1767
219K
Kiel
$1588
249K

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$507
26.5M
Mumbai
$733
15.4M
Bangalore
$523
12.3M
Hyderabad
$462
9.31M
Ahmedabad
$437
7.65M
Pune
$502
5.95M
Chennai
$430
6.6M
Surat
$693
5.94M
Kolkata
$364
4.5M
Lucknow
$340
3.38M
Kanpur
$314
3.07M
Thane
$475
1.89M
Jaipur
$382
3.07M
Ghaziabad
$382
2.38M
Faridabad
$362
1.4M
Vadodara
$382
2.07M
Nagpur
$548
2.41M
Agra
$375
1.59M
Vasai
$294
1.22M
Nashik
$346
1.49M
Navi Mumbai
$504
1.12M
Allahabad
$300
1.54M
Kalyan
$379
1.25M
Bhopal
$360
1.8M
Meerut
$337
1.31M
Mysore
$349
1.27M
Indore
$355
1.99M
Aurangabad
$344
1.18M
Ludhiana
$414
1.62M
Jodhpur
$330
1.51M