Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between India and London

For one person, living is cheaper in India: $380 a month against $4,086 in London, rent and utilities included – about $44,500 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

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🇮🇳 India

$380

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London

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

$4,086

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🙂 Solo nomad: India is 81.2% cheaper than London without rent, and 90.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: India is 82.4% cheaper than London without rent, and 88.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.13 ₹206

$26.62 £20.11

-92.00%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.48 ₹1,014

$108 £81.3

-90.26%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.61 ₹350

$10.39 £7.85

-65.26%

Cappuccino

$1.66 ₹161

$5.79 £4.38

-71.33%

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

$0.37 ₹36.11

$3.01 £2.27

-87.71%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.17 ₹16.12

$2.15 £1.63

-92.09%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.83 ₹177

$9.35 £7.06

-80.43%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.08 ₹298

$7.84 £5.93

-60.71%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.66 ₹63.8

$1.79 £1.35

-63.13%

White Bread (500g)

$0.45 ₹43.99

$2.06 £1.56

-78.16%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.62 ₹59.6

$2.31 £1.74

-73.16%

Eggs

$0.94 ₹91.4

$5.05 £3.82

-81.39%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.58 ₹443

$12.57 £9.50

-63.56%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.88 ₹279

$10.66 £8.05

-72.98%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$17.13 £12.94

Apples (1kg)

$1.95 ₹189

$3.03 £2.29

-35.64%

Banana (1kg)

$0.64 ₹61.8

$1.41 £1.07

-54.61%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.00 ₹96.6

$3.05 £2.31

-67.21%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.46 ₹44.92

$3.38 £2.56

-86.39%

Potato (1kg)

$0.36 ₹35.18

$1.67 £1.26

-78.44%

Onion (1kg)

$0.38 ₹36.95

$1.73 £1.31

-78.03%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.46 ₹44.94

$1.41 £1.07

-67.38%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.29 ₹27.89

$1.79 £1.35

-83.80%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.05 ₹489

$23.22 £17.55

-78.25%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.17 ₹694

$12.99 £9.82

-44.80%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.66 ₹161

$3.18 £2.40

-47.80%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.67 ₹259

$4.41 £3.33

-39.46%

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

$5.31 ₹514

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.25 ₹24.15

$3.87 £2.93

-93.54%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.09 ₹783

$250 £189

-96.76%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.03 ₹99.8

$5.71 £4.31

-81.96%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.25 ₹24.02

$3.33 £2.51

-92.49%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.53 ₹148

$57.9 £43.76

-97.36%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.07 ₹104

$2.04 £1.54

-47.55%

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

$12.7K ₹1.2M

$37.5K £28.4K

-66.17%

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

$20.0K ₹1.9M

$40.9K £30.9K

-51.11%

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

$36.77 ₹3,558

$376 £284

-90.22%

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

$3.57 ₹346

$17.88 £13.51

-80.03%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$6.84 ₹662

$40.01 £30.24

-82.90%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$14.46 ₹1,399

$61.2 £46.22

-76.36%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.98 ₹676

$21.07 £15.93

-66.87%

Cinema Ticket

$3.04 ₹294

$17.95 £13.57

-83.06%

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

$56.5 ₹5,472

$2,865 £2,165

-98.03%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,659 ₹160.5K

$35.3K £26.7K

-95.31%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$22.79 ₹2,206

$116 £87.7

-80.35%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.15 ₹2,338

$54.1 £40.87

-55.34%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$40.49 ₹3,919

$127 £95.7

-68.02%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$30.25 ₹2,928

$159 £120

-81.01%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$140 ₹13.5K

$2,853 £2,156

-95.10%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$87.6 ₹8,474

$2,301 £1,739

-96.20%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$328 ₹31.7K

$5,201 £3,931

-93.70%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$209 ₹20.2K

$3,723 £2,813

-94.39%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,217 ₹117.8K

$19.0K £14.4K

-93.60%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$626 ₹60.6K

$7,881 £5,955

-92.06%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$429 ₹41.5K

$4,818 £3,641

-91.10%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.92

4.65

91.83%

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

Last update for India: October 3, 2026

Last update for London: October 4, 2026

Monthly budget structure

Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.

Groceries & Markets

India

$101 26.1%

London

$349 8.6% 247% $249

Accommodation & Living

India

$88 22.7%

London

$2.3K 56.5% 2529% $2.2K

Eating Out

India

$65 17%

London

$397 9.7% 507% $331

Clothing & Footwear

India

$53 13.7%

London

$205 5% 288% $152

Monthly Utilities & Internet

India

$47 12.2%

London

$434 10.7% 820% $387

Sport & Entertainment

India

$21 5.3%

London

$97 2.4% 373% $77

Getting Around

India

$11 3%

London

$288 7.1% 2432% $277

Good to know

🇮🇳 India

🇬🇧 London

🕒 Local time

12:45 12:45 PM

08:15 8:15 AM

4 h 30 min behind India

🌤 Weather

👥 Population

1,326,093,247

8,908,083 Capital

💱 Currency

Indian Rupee INR ₹

British Pound GBP £

📈 Exchange rate

1,000 INR = 10.33 USD

1,000 INR = 9.21 EUR

1 GBP = 1.32 USD

1 GBP = 1.18 EUR

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GBP, USD, EUR to INR – Indian Rupee Converter

🇺🇸 United States Dollar ($)

🇮🇳 Indian Rupee (₹)

Indian Rupee exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 96.78 INR (100 INR = 1.03 USD). 1 EUR = 109 INR (1,000 INR = 9.21 EUR).

British Pound exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 0.756 GBP (1 GBP = 1.32 USD). 1 EUR = 0.848 GBP (1 GBP = 1.18 EUR).

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