Cost of Living Comparison Between Kanpur and Shillong Cost of Living Comparison Between Kanpur and Shillong

🙂 Solo nomad: Kanpur is 5.1% cheaper than Shillong without rent, and 18.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kanpur is 10.7% cheaper than Shillong without rent, and 17.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.06 ₹190

$1.39 ₹128

48.20%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$11.72 ₹1,079

$10.58 ₹974

10.78%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.14 ₹381

$4.55 ₹419

-9.01%

Cappuccino

$1.48 ₹136

$1.17 ₹108

26.50%

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

$0.27 ₹24.53

$0.36 ₹33.25

-25.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.10 ₹9.49

$0.12 ₹11.43

-16.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.55 ₹143

$1.39 ₹128

11.51%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.16 ₹199

$3.23 ₹298

-33.13%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.78 ₹71.6

$0.62 ₹56.9

25.81%

White Bread (500g)

$0.43 ₹39.24

$0.36 ₹33.59

19.44%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.72 ₹66.7

$0.49 ₹45.44

46.94%

Eggs

$1.03 ₹95.3

$0.87 ₹79.7

18.39%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.32 ₹398

$4.46 ₹411

-3.14%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.86 ₹263

$3.25 ₹299

-12.00%

Apples (1kg)

$1.53 ₹141

$1.91 ₹176

-19.90%

Banana (1kg)

$0.55 ₹51.0

$0.75 ₹69.1

-26.67%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.04 ₹95.5

$0.96 ₹88.0

8.33%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.58 ₹53.0

$0.55 ₹50.9

5.45%

Potato (1kg)

$0.26 ₹24.16

$0.31 ₹28.81

-16.13%

Onion (1kg)

$0.43 ₹39.35

$0.39 ₹35.46

10.26%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.63 ₹58.1

$0.36 ₹33.28

75.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.31 ₹28.89

$0.15 ₹13.83

106.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.98 ₹366

$3.98 ₹367

Wine (Bottle)

$6.25 ₹576

$4.88 ₹450

28.07%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.74 ₹160

$1.52 ₹140

14.47%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.31 ₹305

$2.77 ₹255

19.49%

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

$5.61 ₹517

$4.24 ₹390

32.31%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.39 ₹36.18

$0.30 ₹27.64

30.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.78 ₹624

$8.84 ₹814

-23.30%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.57 ₹52.1

$0.75 ₹68.8

-24.00%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.30 ₹27.99

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.18 ₹109

$1.47 ₹136

-19.73%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.18 ₹108

$1.20 ₹110

-1.67%

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

$11.7K ₹1.1M

$13.8K ₹1.3M

-15.62%

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

$16.6K ₹1.5M

$18.2K ₹1.7M

-8.59%

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

$52.0 ₹4,787

$40.48 ₹3,729

28.38%

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

$3.16 ₹291

$3.34 ₹308

-5.39%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$5.36 ₹494

$5.53 ₹509

-3.07%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$14.47 ₹1,333

$4.64 ₹427

211.85%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.91 ₹636

$5.64 ₹519

22.52%

Cinema Ticket

$2.94 ₹271

$2.99 ₹275

-1.67%

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

$36.54 ₹3,365

$31.96 ₹2,944

14.33%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,572 ₹144.8K

$1,940 ₹178.7K

-18.97%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$23.52 ₹2,166

$25.44 ₹2,343

-7.55%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$31.63 ₹2,914

$34.91 ₹3,216

-9.40%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$39.77 ₹3,663

$46.41 ₹4,275

-14.31%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$18.28 ₹1,684

$42.53 ₹3,917

-57.02%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$114 ₹10.5K

$249 ₹23.0K

-54.09%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$64.8 ₹5,967

$157 ₹14.4K

-58.69%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$235 ₹21.7K

$455 ₹41.9K

-48.20%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$146 ₹13.4K

$319 ₹29.3K

-54.29%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,125 ₹103.6K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$547 ₹50.4K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$353 ₹32.6K

$523 ₹48.2K

-32.48%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.49

7.38

15.04%

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

Last update for Kanpur: March 3, 2026

Last update for Shillong: March 1, 2026

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