Cost of Living Comparison Between Pondicherry and Kanpur Cost of Living Comparison Between Pondicherry and Kanpur

🙂 Solo nomad: Pondicherry is 11.8% cheaper than Kanpur without rent, and 5% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Pondicherry is 2.8% cheaper than Kanpur without rent, and 3.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.70 ₹157

$2.06 ₹190

-17.48%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$9.25 ₹852

$11.72 ₹1,079

-21.08%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.16 ₹383

$4.14 ₹381

0.48%

Cappuccino

$1.79 ₹165

$1.48 ₹136

20.95%

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

$0.39 ₹36.02

$0.27 ₹24.53

44.44%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.14 ₹13.11

$0.10 ₹9.49

40.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.07 ₹98.3

$1.55 ₹143

-30.97%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.95 ₹180

$2.16 ₹199

-9.72%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.55 ₹50.3

$0.78 ₹71.6

-29.49%

White Bread (500g)

$0.47 ₹43.09

$0.43 ₹39.24

9.30%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.71 ₹65.8

$0.72 ₹66.7

-1.39%

Eggs

$0.83 ₹76.7

$1.03 ₹95.3

-19.42%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.98 ₹367

$4.32 ₹398

-7.87%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.94 ₹271

$2.86 ₹263

2.80%

Apples (1kg)

$1.89 ₹174

$1.53 ₹141

23.53%

Banana (1kg)

$0.80 ₹73.9

$0.55 ₹51.0

45.45%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.32 ₹122

$1.04 ₹95.5

26.92%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.54 ₹49.95

$0.58 ₹53.0

-6.90%

Potato (1kg)

$0.29 ₹26.50

$0.26 ₹24.16

11.54%

Onion (1kg)

$0.44 ₹40.22

$0.43 ₹39.35

2.33%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.36 ₹33.59

$0.63 ₹58.1

-42.86%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.34 ₹31.22

$0.31 ₹28.89

9.68%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.98 ₹366

Wine (Bottle)

$8.53 ₹786

$6.25 ₹576

36.48%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.35 ₹125

$1.74 ₹160

-22.41%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.49 ₹229

$3.31 ₹305

-24.77%

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

$6.81 ₹627

$5.61 ₹517

21.39%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.16 ₹14.98

$0.39 ₹36.18

-58.97%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$9.12 ₹840

$6.78 ₹624

34.51%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.94 ₹86.4

$0.57 ₹52.1

64.91%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.30 ₹27.99

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.19 ₹109

$1.18 ₹109

0.85%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.18 ₹109

$1.18 ₹108

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

$12.9K ₹1.2M

$11.7K ₹1.1M

10.64%

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

$22.4K ₹2.1M

$16.6K ₹1.5M

34.51%

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

$31.03 ₹2,858

$52.0 ₹4,787

-40.29%

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

$3.85 ₹355

$3.16 ₹291

21.84%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$7.34 ₹676

$5.36 ₹494

36.94%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$7.82 ₹720

$14.47 ₹1,333

-45.96%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$4.03 ₹371

$6.91 ₹636

-41.68%

Cinema Ticket

$1.94 ₹179

$2.94 ₹271

-34.01%

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

$42.41 ₹3,906

$36.54 ₹3,365

16.06%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,542 ₹142.0K

$1,572 ₹144.8K

-1.93%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$23.50 ₹2,165

$23.52 ₹2,166

-0.09%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.98 ₹2,393

$31.63 ₹2,914

-17.86%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$48.66 ₹4,482

$39.77 ₹3,663

22.35%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$35.91 ₹3,308

$18.28 ₹1,684

96.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$234 ₹21.6K

$114 ₹10.5K

104.76%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$92.5 ₹8,523

$64.8 ₹5,967

42.84%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$233 ₹21.4K

$235 ₹21.7K

-1.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$157 ₹14.5K

$146 ₹13.4K

8.13%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,014 ₹93.4K

$1,125 ₹103.6K

-9.85%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$357 ₹32.9K

$547 ₹50.4K

-34.82%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$301 ₹27.7K

$353 ₹32.6K

-14.83%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.25

8.49

-2.83%

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

Last update for Pondicherry: March 3, 2026

Last update for Kanpur: March 3, 2026

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