India vs United Kingdom - Cost of Living Comparison

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India United Kingdom
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$2193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1101
$5278
🏠 One person rent
$175
$1367
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$2434
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$514
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.3
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$625
$3203
💸 GDP per capita
$2481
$49464
😃 Human freedom index
6.26
8.64
❤️ Life expectancy
67.7
82.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
71
🌐 English speaking %
15.8%
98.3%
🎓 Higher education
73
100
😀 Quality of life
41
91
🏙️ Population
1.33B
67.3M

The average cost of living in India ($429) is 80% less expensive than in the United Kingdom ($2193). India ranked 190th vs 11th for the United Kingdom 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 1.5 months in the United Kingdom. Ranked 111th and 13th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in India vs the United Kingdom

We calculate prices for India and the United Kingdom as a population-weighted mean of 220 and 277 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 United Kingdom
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.1
$77.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.93
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$6.34
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$1448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$1088
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$2688
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$1999
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.94
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.86%
5.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1885
$8674
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$986
$5433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$3.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$84.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.12
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.98
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$8.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$3.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.75
$5.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.1
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.5
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.55
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.4
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.2
$1629
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1834
$19170

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Cities Comparison in India vs the United Kingdom

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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 the United Kingdom

City Cost of living Population
London
$3296
8.8M
Birmingham
$1951
1.14M
Leeds
$1943
789K
Glasgow
$2011
626K
Edinburgh
$2140
488K
Manchester
$2071
548K
Bristol
$2321
472K
Liverpool
$1774
513K
Sheffield
$1764
518K
Coventry
$1903
363K
Cardiff
$1940
361K
Newcastle upon Tyne
$1726
300K
Leicester
$1805
464K
Belfast
$1755
345K
Southampton
$2039
271K
Bradford
$1598
293K
Nottingham
$1820
289K
Westminster
$2868
255K
Milton Keynes
$2158
264K
Bolton
$1806
285K
Brighton and Hove
$2139
277K
Derby
$1727
255K
Aberdeen
$1614
201K
Solihull
$1740
207K
Kingston upon Hull
$1466
260K
Plymouth
$1710
268K
York
$1727
208K
Luton
$1885
213K
Sunderland
$1510
277K
Swindon
$1924
222K