Germany vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Germany India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1581
$441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3855
$1116
🏠 One person rent
$848
$182
🏘️ Family rent
$1584
$379
🍽️ Food expenses
$488
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2943
$677
💸 GDP per capita
$48718
$2411
😃 Human freedom index
8.37
6.29
❤️ Life expectancy
80.9
67.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
78
39
🌐 English speaking %
56.3%
10.6%
🎓 Higher education
94
74
😀 Quality of life
92
44
🏙️ Population
83.1M
1.33B

The average cost of living in Germany ($1581) is 259% more expensive than in India ($441). Germany ranked 27th vs 191st 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
$13.2
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$2.22
 Cappuccino
$3.53
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.81
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$777
$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$605
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1553
$512
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1217
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$254
$44.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.6
$8.56
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5580
$2187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.2
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$3.22
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$5.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.74
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.61
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.49
$1.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.7
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$18
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$3.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.1
$12.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$2.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.2
$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$455
$74
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12634
$2011

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2013
3.68M
Hamburg City
$1909
1.85M
Munich
$2188
1.49M
Cologne
$1752
1.07M
Frankfurt
$1902
759K
Stuttgart
$1753
626K
Dusseldorf
$1776
619K
Essen
$1519
579K
Bremen City
$1716
563K
Dresden
$1406
555K
Dortmund
$1401
587K
Hanover
$1744
553K
Nuremberg
$1757
511K
Leipzig
$1371
625K
Duisburg
$1395
495K
Karlsruhe
$1805
307K
Mannheim
$1512
312K
Wuppertal
$1124
355K
Bochum
$1471
363K
Bonn
$1593
332K
Braunschweig
$1391
249K
Augsburg
$1751
296K
Bielefeld
$1422
334K
Halle
$1242
238K
Wiesbaden
$1713
279K
Aachen
$1502
249K
Munster
$1688
318K
Monchengladbach
$1476
261K
Freiburg im Breisgau
$1275
232K
Magdeburg
$1297
236K

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$484
26.5M
Bangalore
$585
12.3M
Mumbai
$706
15.4M
Chennai
$434
10.3M
Hyderabad
$470
9.31M
Pune
$510
5.95M
Ahmedabad
$505
7.65M
Surat
$809
5.94M
Kolkata
$399
4.5M
Lucknow
$374
3.38M
Jaipur
$392
3.07M
Kanpur
$301
3.81M
Visakhapatnam
$422
2.04M
Thane
$482
1.89M
Nagpur
$409
2.41M
Mirzapur
$363
2.5M
Ghaziabad
$423
2.38M
Kalyan
$391
1.25M
Gurgaon
$522
877K
Navi Mumbai
$457
1.12M
Indore
$390
1.99M
Vadodara
$399
2.07M
Mysore
$321
1.26M
Jamshedpur
$328
1.56M
Agra
$361
1.59M
Madurai
$309
1.56M
Nashik
$377
1.49M
Bhopal
$334
1.8M
Meerut
$362
1.31M
Bilaspur
$354
1.63M