Cost of Living in India

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$441
$1116
🛋️ Without rent
$259
$737
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$182
$379
🍽️ Food
$169
$429
🚐 Transport
$48.8
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$677
💸 GDP per capita
$2411
😃 Human freedom index
6.29
❤️ Life expectancy
67.2
🌐 English speaking %
10.6%
🏙️ Population
1.33B

The cost of living in India is $441, which is 2.37 times less expensive than the world average. India ranked 191st out of 197 countries by cost of living and the 109th best country to live in.

The average salary after taxes in India is $677, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months.

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Prices in India

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

Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
 Cappuccino
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.56
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2011

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cities by population

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank State Cost of living
1 Gujarat
$560
2 Maharashtra
$543
3 Mizoram
$520
4 Karnataka
$516
5 Haryana
$476
6 Goa
$455
7 Telangana
$451
8 Punjab
$436
9 Manipur
$395
10 Tripura
$387
11 Tamil Nadu
$386
12 Jammu and Kashmir
$385
13 Uttarakhand
$375
14 Assam
$369
15 Chhattisgarh
$367
16 Andhra Pradesh
$362
17 Rajasthan
$360
18 Meghalaya
$360
19 Kerala
$358
20 Uttar Pradesh
$357
21 West Bengal
$356
22 Madhya Pradesh
$349
23 Puducherry
$339
24 Jharkhand
$339
25 Odisha
$316
26 Bihar
$309
27 Himachal Pradesh
$282

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