Cost of Living Comparison Between Palakkad and Delhi Cost of Living Comparison Between Palakkad and Delhi

🙂 Solo nomad: Palakkad is 28.9% cheaper than Delhi without rent, and 49.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Palakkad is 30.5% cheaper than Delhi without rent, and 40.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.42 ₹121

$4.76 ₹407

-70.17%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.31 ₹882

$19.51 ₹1,669

-47.16%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.84 ₹243

$4.13 ₹353

-31.23%

Cappuccino

$0.82 ₹70

$2.05 ₹175

-60.00%

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

$0.49 ₹42.18

$0.48 ₹40.9

2.08%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.15 ₹13.02

$0.15 ₹12.7

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.47 ₹126

$2.07 ₹177

-28.99%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.34 ₹201

$3.39 ₹290

-30.97%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.57 ₹48.51

$0.74 ₹63.2

-22.97%

White Bread (500g)

$0.53 ₹45.18

$0.59 ₹50.7

-10.17%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.5 ₹43.04

$0.9 ₹77.1

-44.44%

Eggs

$0.9 ₹77.4

$1.13 ₹96.5

-20.35%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.86 ₹501

$4.66 ₹399

25.75%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.33 ₹199

$3.44 ₹294

-32.27%

Apples (1kg)

$1.49 ₹127

$2.12 ₹181

-29.72%

Banana (1kg)

$0.5 ₹43.12

$0.78 ₹66.5

-35.90%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.76 ₹65.1

$0.94 ₹80

-19.15%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.5 ₹42.77

$0.63 ₹53.9

-20.63%

Potato (1kg)

$0.48 ₹41.39

$0.39 ₹32.94

23.08%

Onion (1kg)

$0.58 ₹49.86

$0.5 ₹42.85

16.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.56 ₹48.13

$0.56 ₹47.92

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.3 ₹25.45

$0.34 ₹28.92

-11.76%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.44 ₹294

$3.99 ₹342

-13.78%

Wine (Bottle)

$3.79 ₹324

$10.41 ₹890

-63.59%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.57 ₹135

$1.88 ₹161

-16.49%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.41 ₹291

$2.74 ₹235

24.45%

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

$4.54 ₹388

$5.48 ₹469

-17.15%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.15 ₹12.95

$0.54 ₹46.01

-72.22%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$4.17 ₹357

$11.75 ₹1,005

-64.51%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.46 ₹39.19

$0.59 ₹50.6

-22.03%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.3 ₹25.94

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.13 ₹97.1

$1.25 ₹107

-9.60%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.22 ₹104

$1.14 ₹97.2

7.02%

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

$14.2K ₹1.2M

$17.4K ₹1.5M

-18.43%

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

$23K ₹2M

$24.4K ₹2.1M

-5.57%

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

$30.8 ₹2,635

$67.1 ₹5,738

-54.08%

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

$2.83 ₹242

$4.12 ₹352

-31.31%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$7.75 ₹663

$8.17 ₹699

-5.14%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$12.86 ₹1,100

$20.22 ₹1,729

-36.40%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.15 ₹611

$10.18 ₹870

-29.76%

Cinema Ticket

$2.6 ₹222

$4.57 ₹391

-43.11%

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

$11.7 ₹1,001

$78 ₹6,667

-84.99%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,872 ₹160.1K

$2,027 ₹173.3K

-7.63%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$20.24 ₹1,731

$27.77 ₹2,375

-27.12%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$15.25 ₹1,304

$31.15 ₹2,664

-51.04%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$32.58 ₹2,787

$48.58 ₹4,155

-32.94%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$30.68 ₹2,624

$36.07 ₹3,085

-14.94%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$122 ₹10.4K

$237 ₹20.3K

-48.64%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$23.51 ₹2,011

$139 ₹11.9K

-83.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$270 ₹23.1K

$591 ₹50.5K

-54.27%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$182 ₹15.6K

$324 ₹27.7K

-43.78%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,169 ₹100K

$2,070 ₹177.1K

-43.55%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$552 ₹47.2K

$1,127 ₹96.4K

-51.03%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$374 ₹32K

$644 ₹55.1K

-41.86%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

-11.11%

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

Last update for Palakkad: October 29, 2025

Last update for Delhi: October 29, 2025

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