India vs Switzerland - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Switzerland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1101
$7289
🏠 One person rent
$175
$1596
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$2929
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$872
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.3
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$625
$6611
💸 GDP per capita
$2481
$99565
😃 Human freedom index
6.26
9.14
❤️ Life expectancy
67.7
83.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
81
🌐 English speaking %
15.8%
61.3%
🎓 Higher education
73
99
😀 Quality of life
41
100
🏙️ Population
1.33B
8.9M

The average cost of living in India ($429) is 85% less expensive than in Switzerland ($2846). India ranked 190th vs 4th for Switzerland in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in India compared to 2.3 months in Switzerland. Ranked 111th and 1st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in India vs Switzerland

We calculate prices for India and Switzerland as a population-weighted mean of 220 and 50 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.

India Switzerland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$26.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.1
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.93
$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$8.13
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$4.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$1637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$3162
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$2517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.94
$52.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.86%
2.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1885
$15526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$986
$8758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$91.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.12
$39.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.98
$7.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$24.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$25.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$42.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$9.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.75
$18.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$4.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.1
$83.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.5
$134
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.55
$44.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.4
$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.2
$2492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1834
$28537

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$510
26.5M
Bangalore
$533
12.3M
Mumbai
$716
15.4M
Hyderabad
$464
9.31M
Pune
$513
5.95M
Chennai
$430
6.6M
Ahmedabad
$452
7.65M
Surat
$771
5.94M
Kolkata
$404
4.5M
Jaipur
$376
3.07M
Nagpur
$466
2.41M
Lucknow
$366
3.38M
Mirzapur
$329
2.5M
Visakhapatnam
$375
2.04M
Gurgaon
$536
877K
Kanpur
$315
3.07M
Indore
$367
1.99M
Vadodara
$376
2.07M
Navi Mumbai
$480
1.12M
Thane
$501
1.89M
Ghaziabad
$386
2.38M
Mysore
$311
1.27M
Rajkot
$311
2.04M
Varanasi
$308
1.2M
Bhopal
$363
1.8M
Kalyan
$381
1.25M
Ludhiana
$441
1.62M
Nashik
$333
1.49M
Bilaspur
$374
1.63M
Jamshedpur
$361
1.56M

In Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Zurich
$3296
449K
Geneva
$3195
204K
Basel
$2643
174K
Lausanne
$2732
141K
Bern
$2381
135K
Winterthur
$3032
110K
Lucerne
$2931
81.7K
St. Gallen
$2464
75.8K
Biel/Bienne
$2331
55.2K
Lugano
$2507
63.2K
Koniz
$2457
41.8K
Thun
$2481
43.7K
Zug
$3426
31.5K
Altstetten
$3037
36.3K
Schaffhausen
$2419
36.6K
Uster
$2974
36.8K
Vernier
$3017
34.8K
Bellinzona
$2853
43.8K
Chur
$2344
35.4K
Fribourg
$2470
38.4K
Lancy
$2970
31.9K
Neuchatel
$2308
33.5K
Dubendorf
$2988
28K
Sion
$1950
34.7K
Montreux
$3088
26K
Emmen
$2897
29.3K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2287
39K
Riehen
$3233
21.9K
Rapperswil-Jona
$2861
27K
Kriens
$2891
27K