Cost of Living Comparison Between Kochi and Delhi Cost of Living Comparison Between Kochi and Delhi

🙂 Solo nomad: Kochi is 14.2% cheaper than Delhi without rent, and 22.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kochi is 17.6% cheaper than Delhi without rent, and 22% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.71 ₹146

$4.76 ₹407

-64.08%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$9.31 ₹796

$19.51 ₹1,669

-52.28%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.7 ₹402

$4.13 ₹353

13.80%

Cappuccino

$1.42 ₹121

$2.05 ₹175

-30.73%

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

$0.44 ₹37.21

$0.48 ₹40.9

-8.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.17 ₹14.57

$0.15 ₹12.7

13.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.76 ₹151

$2.07 ₹177

-14.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.99 ₹256

$3.39 ₹290

-11.80%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.65 ₹55.9

$0.74 ₹63.2

-12.16%

White Bread (500g)

$0.52 ₹44.85

$0.59 ₹50.7

-11.86%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.64 ₹55.1

$0.9 ₹77.1

-28.89%

Eggs

$0.98 ₹84.2

$1.13 ₹96.5

-13.27%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.55 ₹646

$4.66 ₹399

62.02%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.99 ₹341

$3.44 ₹294

15.99%

Apples (1kg)

$2.29 ₹196

$2.12 ₹181

8.02%

Banana (1kg)

$0.76 ₹64.9

$0.78 ₹66.5

-2.56%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.05 ₹89.4

$0.94 ₹80

11.70%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.67 ₹57.6

$0.63 ₹53.9

6.35%

Potato (1kg)

$0.52 ₹44.53

$0.39 ₹32.94

33.33%

Onion (1kg)

$0.56 ₹47.56

$0.5 ₹42.85

12.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.67 ₹57.6

$0.56 ₹47.92

19.64%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.32 ₹27.72

$0.34 ₹28.92

-5.88%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.75 ₹407

$3.99 ₹342

19.05%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.13 ₹695

$10.41 ₹890

-21.90%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.88 ₹161

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.54 ₹217

$2.74 ₹235

-7.30%

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

$4.98 ₹426

$5.48 ₹469

-9.12%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.21 ₹17.92

$0.54 ₹46.01

-61.11%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$15.59 ₹1,334

$11.75 ₹1,005

32.68%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.54 ₹45.96

$0.59 ₹50.6

-8.47%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.35 ₹29.98

$0.3 ₹25.94

16.67%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.19 ₹102

$1.25 ₹107

-4.80%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.2 ₹103

$1.14 ₹97.2

5.26%

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

$16.3K ₹1.4M

$17.4K ₹1.5M

-6.19%

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

$22.9K ₹2M

$24.4K ₹2.1M

-6.21%

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

$28.22 ₹2,414

$67.1 ₹5,738

-57.93%

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

$3.13 ₹268

$4.12 ₹352

-24.03%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$6.96 ₹595

$8.17 ₹699

-14.81%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$19.31 ₹1,651

$20.22 ₹1,729

-4.50%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$11.85 ₹1,013

$10.18 ₹870

16.40%

Cinema Ticket

$2.13 ₹182

$4.57 ₹391

-53.39%

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

$74.7 ₹6,388

$78 ₹6,667

-4.18%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,394 ₹204.7K

$2,027 ₹173.3K

18.11%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$27.14 ₹2,321

$27.77 ₹2,375

-2.27%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$20.7 ₹1,770

$31.15 ₹2,664

-33.55%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$36.87 ₹3,154

$48.58 ₹4,155

-24.10%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$24.99 ₹2,138

$36.07 ₹3,085

-30.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$182 ₹15.5K

$237 ₹20.3K

-23.43%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$107 ₹9,117

$139 ₹11.9K

-23.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$459 ₹39.2K

$591 ₹50.5K

-22.38%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$259 ₹22.2K

$324 ₹27.7K

-20.06%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,052 ₹175.5K

$2,070 ₹177.1K

-0.90%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,530 ₹130.9K

$1,127 ₹96.4K

35.77%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$521 ₹44.6K

$644 ₹55.1K

-19.00%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.5

-5.56%

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

Last update for Kochi: October 29, 2025

Last update for Delhi: October 29, 2025

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