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Cost of Living Comparison Between India and Italy Cost of Living Comparison Between India and Italy

🙂 Solo nomad: India is 68.3% cheaper than Italy without rent, and 75.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: India is 72.5% cheaper than Italy without rent, and 73.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
India
Italy
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.54 ₹230
$17.66 €15.22
-85.62%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$13.78 ₹1,251
$81.0 €69.8
-82.99%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.14 ₹375
$11.38 €9.81
-63.62%
Cappuccino
$1.81 ₹164
$1.98 €1.71
-8.59%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.41 ₹36.98
$2.97 €2.56
-86.20%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.15 ₹13.69
$1.32 €1.14
-88.64%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.93 ₹175
$5.83 €5.03
-66.90%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.59 ₹326
$5.30 €4.57
-32.26%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
India
Italy
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.73 ₹65.9
$1.63 €1.41
-55.21%
White Bread (500g)
$0.51 ₹46.62
$2.41 €2.08
-78.84%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.72 ₹65.1
$3.04 €2.62
-76.32%
Eggs
$1.00 ₹90.5
$4.13 €3.56
-75.79%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.17 ₹469
$16.37 €14.11
-68.42%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.16 ₹287
$12.61 €10.87
-74.94%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$20.75 €17.89
-
Apples (1kg)
$2.10 ₹191
$2.47 €2.13
-14.98%
Banana (1kg)
$0.72 ₹65.3
$2.23 €1.92
-67.71%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.08 ₹98.3
$2.69 €2.32
-59.85%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.56 ₹51.1
$3.35 €2.89
-83.28%
Potato (1kg)
$0.43 ₹38.99
$1.93 €1.67
-77.72%
Onion (1kg)
$0.49 ₹44.46
$1.88 €1.62
-73.94%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.50 ₹45.73
$1.53 €1.32
-67.32%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.33 ₹29.84
$0.54 €0.47
-38.89%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.18 ₹380
$7.11 €6.13
-41.21%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.00 ₹726
$7.10 €6.12
12.68%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.89 ₹172
$1.80 €1.55
5.00%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.06 ₹278
$2.52 €2.17
21.43%
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$5.61 ₹509
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🚌 Getting Around
India
Italy
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.37 ₹33.33
$1.95 €1.68
-81.03%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$9.71 ₹881
$42.04 €36.24
-76.90%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.91 ₹82.8
$5.96 €5.13
-84.73%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.28 ₹25.17
$1.54 €1.33
-81.82%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.73 ₹157
$34.47 €29.71
-94.98%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.18 ₹107
$2.10 €1.81
-43.81%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$13.9K ₹1.3M
$32.4K €28.0K
-57.06%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$22.2K ₹2.0M
$33.8K €29.1K
-34.30%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
India
Italy
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$40.51 ₹3,676
$220 €190
-81.57%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.89 ₹353
$13.51 €11.65
-71.21%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$7.79 ₹707
$31.00 €26.72
-74.87%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
India
Italy
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$16.34 ₹1,482
$57.9 €49.91
-71.78%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$7.62 ₹691
$25.31 €21.82
-69.89%
Cinema Ticket
$3.51 ₹319
$10.47 €9.02
-66.48%
🧸 Childcare & Education
India
Italy
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$68.3 ₹6,194
$572 €493
-88.08%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,829 ₹166.0K
$10.5K €9,091
-82.66%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
India
Italy
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$25.62 ₹2,325
$89.8 €77.4
-71.45%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$27.01 ₹2,451
$40.65 €35.04
-33.55%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$45.10 ₹4,093
$100 €86.3
-54.96%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$33.35 ₹3,026
$133 €115
-75.01%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
India
Italy
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$179 ₹16.2K
$841 €725
-78.70%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$113 ₹10.3K
$656 €565
-82.75%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$406 ₹36.8K
$1,480 €1,276
-72.59%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$258 ₹23.4K
$1,086 €937
-76.23%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,338 ₹121.4K
$3,916 €3,376
-65.84%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$682 ₹61.9K
$2,472 €2,131
-72.41%
💵 Salaries & Financials
India
Italy
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$462 ₹41.9K
$1,964 €1,693
-76.46%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.02
4.41
104.54%

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Last update for India: January 11, 2026

Last update for Italy: January 11, 2026

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