Cost of Living in Kottayam

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$348
$957
🛋️ Without rent
$221
$655
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$127
$302
🍽️ Food
$142
$366
🚐 Transport
$31.1
$86.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$300
😀 Quality of life
37
🏙️ Population
490K

The average cost of living in Kottayam is $348, which is in the top 2% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 9096th out of 9294 in our global list, 116th out of 220 in India, and 4th out of 10 in Kerala.

The median after-tax salary is $300, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months. Ranked 7560th (TOP 81%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 107th best city to live in India, and 8th most liveable city in Kerala. With an estimated population of 490K, Kottayam is the 98th largest city in India.

✈️ Closest airport 64 km Cochin International Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 26.9 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 3449 Mahatma Gandhi University
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Prices in Kottayam

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
 Cappuccino
$1.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1670
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1321
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$9.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1521

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