Cost of Living Comparison Between Pondicherry and Delhi Cost of Living Comparison Between Pondicherry and Delhi

🙂 Solo nomad: Pondicherry is 14.1% cheaper than Delhi without rent, and 30.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Pondicherry is 24% cheaper than Delhi without rent, and 34.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.78 ₹152

$4.76 ₹407

-62.61%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$9.13 ₹781

$19.51 ₹1,669

-53.20%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.96 ₹338

$4.13 ₹353

-4.12%

Cappuccino

$1.71 ₹146

$2.05 ₹175

-16.59%

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

$0.39 ₹33.59

$0.48 ₹40.9

-18.75%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.15 ₹12.79

$0.15 ₹12.7

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.03 ₹87.8

$2.07 ₹177

-50.24%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.94 ₹166

$3.39 ₹290

-42.77%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.55 ₹46.75

$0.74 ₹63.2

-25.68%

White Bread (500g)

$0.44 ₹37.47

$0.59 ₹50.7

-25.42%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.77 ₹65.5

$0.9 ₹77.1

-14.44%

Eggs

$0.81 ₹69.7

$1.13 ₹96.5

-28.32%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.09 ₹350

$4.66 ₹399

-12.23%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.8 ₹239

$3.44 ₹294

-18.60%

Apples (1kg)

$1.95 ₹166

$2.12 ₹181

-8.02%

Banana (1kg)

$0.87 ₹74

$0.78 ₹66.5

11.54%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.37 ₹117

$0.94 ₹80

45.74%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.54 ₹46.61

$0.63 ₹53.9

-14.29%

Potato (1kg)

$0.29 ₹24.61

$0.39 ₹32.94

-25.64%

Onion (1kg)

$0.44 ₹37.7

$0.5 ₹42.85

-12.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.36 ₹30.84

$0.56 ₹47.92

-35.71%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.34 ₹28.78

$0.34 ₹28.92

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.87 ₹331

$3.99 ₹342

-3.01%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.02 ₹772

$10.41 ₹890

-13.35%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.34 ₹114

$1.88 ₹161

-28.72%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.5 ₹214

$2.74 ₹235

-8.76%

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

$6.59 ₹564

$5.48 ₹469

20.26%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.15 ₹13.09

$0.54 ₹46.01

-72.22%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$9.32 ₹797

$11.75 ₹1,005

-20.68%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.98 ₹83.9

$0.59 ₹50.6

66.10%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.3 ₹25.94

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)

$12.9K ₹1.1M

$17.4K ₹1.5M

-25.88%

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

$22.9K ₹2M

$24.4K ₹2.1M

-6.25%

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

$31.74 ₹2,714

$67.1 ₹5,738

-52.68%

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

$3.91 ₹334

$4.12 ₹352

-5.10%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$7.35 ₹629

$8.17 ₹699

-10.04%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$8.23 ₹704

$20.22 ₹1,729

-59.30%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$4.19 ₹358

$10.18 ₹870

-58.84%

Cinema Ticket

$1.93 ₹165

$4.57 ₹391

-57.77%

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

$41.47 ₹3,547

$78 ₹6,667

-46.80%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,511 ₹129.3K

$2,027 ₹173.3K

-25.43%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$23.61 ₹2,019

$27.77 ₹2,375

-14.98%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.82 ₹2,209

$31.15 ₹2,664

-17.11%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$47.61 ₹4,072

$48.58 ₹4,155

-2.00%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$35.82 ₹3,064

$36.07 ₹3,085

-0.69%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$240 ₹20.5K

$237 ₹20.3K

1.18%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$93.8 ₹8,020

$139 ₹11.9K

-32.44%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$234 ₹20K

$591 ₹50.5K

-60.40%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$152 ₹13K

$324 ₹27.7K

-53.07%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,066 ₹91.2K

$2,070 ₹177.1K

-48.51%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$364 ₹31.2K

$1,127 ₹96.4K

-67.68%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$306 ₹26.1K

$644 ₹55.1K

-52.50%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.25

-8.33%

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

Last update for Pondicherry: October 28, 2025

Last update for Delhi: October 29, 2025

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