Cost of Living Comparison Between Ernakulam and Delhi Cost of Living Comparison Between Ernakulam and Delhi

🙂 Solo nomad: Ernakulam is 20.4% cheaper than Delhi without rent, and 23.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ernakulam is 26.1% cheaper than Delhi without rent, and 24.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.75 ₹150

$4.76 ₹407

-63.24%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$9.05 ₹774

$19.51 ₹1,669

-53.61%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.6 ₹394

$4.13 ₹353

11.38%

Cappuccino

$1.47 ₹125

$2.05 ₹175

-28.29%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.49 ₹42.27

$0.48 ₹40.9

2.08%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.19 ₹16.52

$0.15 ₹12.7

26.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.79 ₹153

$2.07 ₹177

-13.53%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.89 ₹247

$3.39 ₹290

-14.75%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.68 ₹58.3

$0.74 ₹63.2

-8.11%

White Bread (500g)

$0.56 ₹47.94

$0.59 ₹50.7

-5.08%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.6 ₹51.6

$0.9 ₹77.1

-33.33%

Eggs

$0.95 ₹80.9

$1.13 ₹96.5

-15.93%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.92 ₹592

$4.66 ₹399

48.50%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.58 ₹306

$3.44 ₹294

4.07%

Apples (1kg)

$2.21 ₹189

$2.12 ₹181

4.25%

Banana (1kg)

$0.65 ₹55.9

$0.78 ₹66.5

-16.67%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.09 ₹93.3

$0.94 ₹80

15.96%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.6 ₹51.7

$0.63 ₹53.9

-4.76%

Potato (1kg)

$0.49 ₹41.65

$0.39 ₹32.94

25.64%

Onion (1kg)

$0.55 ₹47.24

$0.5 ₹42.85

10.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.73 ₹62.6

$0.56 ₹47.92

30.36%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.34 ₹28.83

$0.34 ₹28.92

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.23 ₹277

$3.99 ₹342

-19.05%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.76 ₹579

$10.41 ₹890

-35.06%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.78 ₹152

$1.88 ₹161

-5.32%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.53 ₹217

$2.74 ₹235

-7.66%

Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)

$4.22 ₹361

$5.48 ₹469

-22.99%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.3 ₹25.9

$0.54 ₹46.01

-44.44%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.62 ₹737

$11.75 ₹1,005

-26.64%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.03 ₹87.8

$0.59 ₹50.6

74.58%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.3 ₹25.57

$0.3 ₹25.94

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.14 ₹97.6

$1.25 ₹107

-8.80%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.24 ₹106

$1.14 ₹97.2

8.77%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$16.5K ₹1.4M

$17.4K ₹1.5M

-5.05%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$22.7K ₹1.9M

$24.4K ₹2.1M

-6.94%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$37.19 ₹3,181

$67.1 ₹5,738

-44.56%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$3.05 ₹261

$4.12 ₹352

-25.97%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$6.99 ₹598

$8.17 ₹699

-14.44%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$16.81 ₹1,438

$20.22 ₹1,729

-16.86%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.07 ₹605

$10.18 ₹870

-30.55%

Cinema Ticket

$2.35 ₹201

$4.57 ₹391

-48.58%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$72.8 ₹6,226

$78 ₹6,667

-6.62%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,350 ₹201K

$2,027 ₹173.3K

15.95%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$26.33 ₹2,252

$27.77 ₹2,375

-5.19%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$21.09 ₹1,804

$31.15 ₹2,664

-32.30%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$37.15 ₹3,178

$48.58 ₹4,155

-23.53%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$25.37 ₹2,170

$36.07 ₹3,085

-29.66%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$163 ₹13.9K

$237 ₹20.3K

-31.35%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$102 ₹8,758

$139 ₹11.9K

-26.23%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$420 ₹36K

$591 ₹50.5K

-28.85%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$253 ₹21.6K

$324 ₹27.7K

-21.97%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$959 ₹82K

$2,070 ₹177.1K

-53.69%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$675 ₹57.7K

$1,127 ₹96.4K

-40.11%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$375 ₹32K

$644 ₹55.1K

-41.80%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.36

4.00%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Ernakulam: October 28, 2025

Last update for Delhi: October 29, 2025

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