India

Republic of India

Capital
New Delhi
Region
Southern Asia
Population, 2025
1,464 million
Currency
INR
Area
3,287,590 km²

Across India's 253 priced cities, one person needs about $387 a month, rent included; the average net salary is $438.

High confidence587 cities in the index
248 cities, coloured by livability; the city table below lists them all.

Livability

The same seven domains as for cities, scored at country level; safety falls back to the homicide rate where Numbeo has no survey.

63out of 100
LivabilityHigh confidence
  • Purchasing power25%64
  • Safety20%56
  • Health care15%66
  • Climate10%65
  • Air quality10%62
  • Connectivity10%33
  • Cost10%100
How each domain is scored
Purchasing power, 25%
What a local net salary buys against local prices, as a percentile.
Safety, 20%
Numbeo safety index for the city, or for its country when the city has no survey.
Health care, 15%
Numbeo health care index, city first, then country.
Climate, 10%
Numbeo climate index where surveyed, otherwise a comfort score from NASA climate normals.
Air quality, 10%
30-day mean US AQI on a 0-100 scale: 100 at AQI 25 or cleaner, 0 at 150 or worse.
Connectivity, 10%
Percentile of median fixed broadband download speed, city first, then country.
Cost, 10%
Cheaper places score higher: the percentile of the cost-of-living plus rent index, inverted.
Livability rank among countries
#50

What it costs

Averages over the country’s cities, weighted by population. New York = 100.

Cost of living index
15.9
New York = 100, rent excluded
Rent index
3.5
New York = 100
Purchasing power
121.8
New York = 100
One person
$387
A month, rent included
Net salary
$438
Average, a month after tax
Rent, one bedroom in the centre
$156
A month

Economy

World Bank development indicators; each figure is the latest year with data.

GDP per person
$2,702
2025
Growth
+7.6%
2025
Unemployment
4.2%
2025
Inflation
2.4%
2025
Life expectancy
72.2 years
2024
Internet users
70%
2025

Taxes

Headline rates side by side from three references, with the source of each.

Top income tax rate
39%
SourceTrading Economics
Lowest income tax rate
0%
SourceWikipedia
Corporate tax
34.9%
SourceTrading Economics
VAT or sales tax
18%
SourceTrading Economics
Capital gains, individuals
12.5%
SourcePwC
Social security, employee
12%
SourceTrading Economics
Social security, employer
12%
SourceTrading Economics
Inheritance tax
0%
SourceWikipedia

Headline statutory rates as of Sep 2026; brackets, allowances and regional taxes change what a given person pays.

Safety and internet

Numbeo’s crime survey, the World Bank homicide series and the Speedtest Global Index.

Safety

Safety indexNumbeo, higher is safer
55.8
Crime indexNumbeo, lower is better
44.2
HomicidesPer 100,000 people, 2022
2.8

Internet

Fixed downloadMbps, median, #100 worldwide
64
Mobile downloadMbps, median, #32 worldwide
128
Change in a yearFixed download speed
+10%

Cities in India

Sort by any column. Livability and cost use the same scales as every city page.

Cities in India
1Rourkela7414.1$52.29$837363.3273.3KMedium confidence, 5 contributors
2Deoghar7416.2$73.20$850306.2203.1KLow confidence, 3 contributors
3Begusarai7312.8$52.29$1,046490.5252KMedium confidence, 7 contributors
4Durgapur7213.7$67.74$714299.0518.9KMedium confidence, 16 contributors
5Bhilai7213.7$72.95$657269.2627.7KMedium confidence, 14 contributors
6Bokaro7113.4$94.12$627243.4564.3KMedium confidence, 8 contributors
7Jabalpur7013.0$87.28$464187.51.1MHigh confidence, 27 contributors
8Davanagere (Davangere)7010.7$72.95$334163.7435.1KMedium confidence, 8 contributors
9Varanasi6913.1$112$573212.51.2MHigh confidence, 21 contributors
10Hosur6913.5$92.19$482187.2229.5KMedium confidence, 18 contributors
11Hyderabad6918.7$236$1,206266.57MHigh confidence, 190 contributors
12Aligarh6916.0$60.80$1,042396.2753.2KMedium confidence, 16 contributors
13Kollam6912.1$81.64$521225.8367.1KMedium confidence, 17 contributors
14Shimla6913.3$85.11$611245.3173.5KMedium confidence, 14 contributors
15Haldwani6912.4$57.40$417195.4139.5KMedium confidence, 11 contributors
16Vadodara6815.1$145$513157.71.8MHigh confidence, 30 contributors
17Ranchi6816.0$92.93$386132.31.1MMedium confidence, 9 contributors
18Dhanbad6813.0$59.06$378170.21.2MMedium confidence, 17 contributors
19Sambalpur6814.1$59.06$365154.1189.4KMedium confidence, 8 contributors
20Pune6819.5$253$1,180247.23.1MHigh confidence, 188 contributors
21Gwalior6813.4$97.71$534204.71.1MHigh confidence, 21 contributors
22Bareilly6812.9$72.95$469201.0745.4KMedium confidence, 12 contributors
23Guntur6814.6$86.60$797298.2670.1KHigh confidence, 20 contributors
24Adoni6818.2—$732215.0184.6KLow confidence, 3 contributors
25Warangal6814.6$80.01$522199.7704.6KMedium confidence, 16 contributors
26Kakinada6812.4$70.35$521232.1384.2KMedium confidence, 11 contributors
27Rewa6812.2$73.20$340151.6235.7KMedium confidence, 5 contributors
28Jamshedpur6818.0$107$459139.11.3MMedium confidence, 18 contributors
29Morbi6814.2$83.66$549210.9210.5KMedium confidence, 6 contributors
30Singrauli6717.3———220.3KLow confidence, 0 contributors
31Khammam6712.7$72.95$486211.4196.3KMedium confidence, 11 contributors
32Tumkur6713.9$109——307.4KMedium confidence, 8 contributors
33Tiruchirapalli (Trichy)6714.0$111$511181.41MMedium confidence, 8 contributors
34Krishnanagar6714.6$52.29——145.9KLow confidence, 4 contributors
35Chennai6715.9$181$664180.64.7MHigh confidence, 178 contributors
36Gorakhpur6712.9$83.38$391161.2674.2KMedium confidence, 17 contributors
37Mysore6715.5$135$480149.3920.6KMedium confidence, 15 contributors
38Gandhinagar6717.0$129$774230.7292.8KHigh confidence, 21 contributors
39Bangalore6719.3$318$861162.08.5MHigh confidence, 357 contributors
40Tirupati6714.9$82.07$404151.1295.3KMedium confidence, 12 contributors
41Bharuch, Gujarat6713.7$163$884273.8169KHigh confidence, 21 contributors
42Burdwan6712.5$52.29——301.7KMedium confidence, 5 contributors
43Balasore6713.6$118$406144.4144.4KMedium confidence, 8 contributors
44Coimbatore6714.1$152$383120.72.1MHigh confidence, 33 contributors
45Palakkad6711.4$109$365148.8132.7KMedium confidence, 10 contributors
46Jorhat6716.1—$677217.1126.7KMedium confidence, 6 contributors
47Erode6612.1$130$465171.2521.9KMedium confidence, 14 contributors
48Kurnool6615.0$78.17$521196.4460.2KMedium confidence, 8 contributors
49Berhampur6612.9$97.71$393153.9356.6KMedium confidence, 14 contributors
50Cuttack6613.9$136$445147.4610.2KMedium confidence, 17 contributors
51Rajahmundry6612.3$101$417167.1376.3KMedium confidence, 13 contributors
52Ajmer6612.9$83.38$413170.9542.3KMedium confidence, 10 contributors
53Agartala6615.5$79.90$419153.5400KLow confidence, 4 contributors
54Chittoor6616.3$104$417136.4160.7KLow confidence, 2 contributors
55Azamgarh6613.8—$418148.4116.6KLow confidence, 3 contributors
56Allahabad6612.3$111$372143.31.1MHigh confidence, 20 contributors
57Vellore6611.9$57.52$309148.9484.7KMedium confidence, 16 contributors
58Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu6613.2$72.95$317133.5224.8KMedium confidence, 10 contributors
59Rayagada6612.9$67.97$680297.771.2KLow confidence, 2 contributors
60Mangalore6617.0$176$396105.2499.5KMedium confidence, 13 contributors
61Howrah (Haora)6615.2$115$354118.01MMedium confidence, 10 contributors
62Haldia6616.2$167——170.7KLow confidence, 3 contributors
63Patna6614.8$106$346120.01.7MHigh confidence, 23 contributors
64Solapur6613.1$83.38$459187.4997.3KMedium confidence, 13 contributors
65Bhagalpur6613.4$52.52$278125.7400.1KMedium confidence, 9 contributors
66Shivamogga6514.1$156$339105.4322.7KMedium confidence, 10 contributors
67Amravati6513.7$92.06$365140.4647.1KMedium confidence, 12 contributors
68Anand6513.8$85.11$512200.1209.4KHigh confidence, 21 contributors
69Dimapur6516.3$62.53——135.9KLow confidence, 3 contributors
70Bhiwadi6513.2$52.11$677308.9104.9KMedium confidence, 14 contributors
71Goa6516.4$178$34592.9102.3KMedium confidence, 15 contributors
72Manipal6512.7$108$703269.534.4KMedium confidence, 10 contributors
73Jharsuguda6514.1$80.77$677264.997.7KMedium confidence, 8 contributors
74Anantapur6513.7$146$382124.2267.2KMedium confidence, 11 contributors
75Muzaffarpur6514.3$70.35$313125.2354.5KMedium confidence, 16 contributors
76Vizianagaram6513.9$88.59——228.7KLow confidence, 4 contributors
77Fatehpur6514.0———166.5KLow confidence, 1 contributors
78Belgaum6513.1$120$304109.8490KMedium confidence, 5 contributors
79Alwar6512.6$46.90$382184.8322.6KMedium confidence, 10 contributors
80Raebareli6513.9———186.4KLow confidence, 3 contributors
81Rudrapur6513.0$80.77$318132.0154.6KLow confidence, 4 contributors
82Visakhapatnam6515.8$150$354104.71.1MMedium confidence, 12 contributors
83Valsad6511.5$72.95$417194.4139.8KLow confidence, 4 contributors
84Kochi6515.0$174$470134.8633.6KHigh confidence, 24 contributors
85Purnia6514.2$83.38$313120.2282.2KLow confidence, 4 contributors
86Shillong6514.4$208$443119.3143.2KMedium confidence, 14 contributors
87Nellore6414.9$229$549138.7547.6KHigh confidence, 20 contributors
88Gulbarga6411.7$85.01$366160.1543.1KMedium confidence, 7 contributors
89Siliguri6413.8$135$365121.9515.6KLow confidence, 4 contributors
90Udaipur6415.7$132$438136.3451.1KHigh confidence, 22 contributors
91Malda6414.7$162——170KMedium confidence, 6 contributors
92Bankura6414.4$62.53$22994.1134KMedium confidence, 8 contributors
93Ujjain6412.6$69.48$330145.8515.2KMedium confidence, 7 contributors
94Jodhpur6413.8$115$388138.11.1MHigh confidence, 27 contributors
95Kharagpur6413.7$80.77$23593.6219.7KMedium confidence, 8 contributors
96Hazāribāgh64————153.6KLow confidence
97Ambikāpur64————121.1KLow confidence
98Jammu6414.4$93.80$495182.1576.2KLow confidence, 4 contributors
99Chengalpattu6413.4$97.15$587225.465.7KLow confidence, 3 contributors
100Karnataka6413.1$72.95$521220.5—Medium confidence, 5 contributors
101Navi Mumbai6416.1$285$717155.82.6MHigh confidence, 24 contributors
102Asansol6414.9$83.38$273101.6504.3KMedium confidence, 19 contributors
103Motihari6413.3———126.2KLow confidence, 2 contributors
104Bhubaneswar6415.2$147$360109.9885.4KHigh confidence, 39 contributors
105Silchar6412.6$52.11$287135.6178.9KMedium confidence, 11 contributors
106Giridih64————114.5KLow confidence
107Kolkata6415.9$156$403116.84.6MHigh confidence, 112 contributors
108Lucknow (Lakhnau)6414.5$127$331109.82.5MHigh confidence, 38 contributors
109Bhadrāvati63————163.9KLow confidence
110Hassan63————155KLow confidence
111Rewari6313.2$72.95$391165.2143KMedium confidence, 9 contributors
112Chirmiri63————100.8KLow confidence
113Gujarat6314.3$122$649220.0—Medium confidence, 14 contributors
114Ahmedabad6318.6$197$545130.66.4MHigh confidence, 80 contributors
115Nowrangapur63————1.2MLow confidence
116Kota6314.1$144$427137.31MHigh confidence, 22 contributors
117Kadapa6314.0$104$287104.1344.9KMedium confidence, 5 contributors
118Krishnagiri6313.3—$595215.471.3KMedium confidence, 5 contributors
119Salem6313.4$101$342129.6917.4KHigh confidence, 31 contributors
120Madanapalle63————180.2KLow confidence
121Chitradurga63————145.9KLow confidence
122Jamnagar6315.2$76.43$344129.3600.9KMedium confidence, 12 contributors
123Jagdalpur63————125.5KLow confidence
124Thoothukudi6313.8$96.40$278104.8410.8KMedium confidence, 13 contributors
125Srinagar6316.3$72.95$438157.21.2MMedium confidence, 7 contributors
126Udupi6312.2$113$313120.5165KMedium confidence, 8 contributors
127Kolhapur6313.9$100$281104.1549.2KMedium confidence, 6 contributors
128Ratlam6313.0$122$386139.1264.9KMedium confidence, 6 contributors
129Mango63————223.8KLow confidence
130Bhetia63————174.4KLow confidence
131Hindupur63————151.7KLow confidence
132Guwahati6315.9$138$333101.0962.3KHigh confidence, 23 contributors
133Bhopal6314.8$156$32397.71.8MMedium confidence, 19 contributors
134Amritsar6317.4$62.53$695245.31.2MHigh confidence, 21 contributors
135Latur6317.2$156$547150.6382.9KMedium confidence, 9 contributors
136Eluru6315.7$115$417136.0218KMedium confidence, 8 contributors
137Hābra63————139.3KLow confidence
138Ashoknagar Kalyangarh63————111.5KLow confidence
139Akola6313.0$104$313119.2428.9KMedium confidence, 9 contributors
140Kolār63————138.5KLow confidence
141Yelahanka63————116.4KLow confidence
142Korba62————419.1KLow confidence
143Medinīpur62————153.3KLow confidence
144Ranebennur62————106.4KLow confidence
145Basirhat City62————143KLow confidence
146Chittorgarh6215.4———116.4KLow confidence, 0 contributors
147Muradabad (Moradabad)6214.5$75.56$348135.8721.1KMedium confidence, 13 contributors
148Gaya62————474.1KLow confidence
149Raurkela Industrial Township62————216.4KLow confidence
150Maheshtala62————448.3KLow confidence
151Rajpur Sonarpur62————424.4KLow confidence
152Nandyal6216.7———211.4KLow confidence, 0 contributors
153Bangaon62————111.7KLow confidence
154Jhansi6213.6$52.11$21395.1412.9KMedium confidence, 15 contributors
155Aizawl6216.5$101$26185.4293.4KLow confidence, 4 contributors
156Tenali6214.6$78.43$366140.3164.9KLow confidence, 3 contributors
157Raigarh62————150KLow confidence
158Navadwīp62————111.1KLow confidence
159Gangtok (Sikkim)6215.0$71.41$24092.5100.3KLow confidence, 1 contributors
160Nagpur6217.2$264$38283.82.4MMedium confidence, 15 contributors
161Hubli62—$111$375—943.8KMedium confidence, 6 contributors
162Ooty62————233.4KLow confidence
163Burhanpur6213.3———210.9KLow confidence, 2 contributors
164Robertsonpet62————162.2KLow confidence
165Shāntipur62————150KLow confidence
166Raipur6216.9$83.90$25184.91MMedium confidence, 13 contributors
167Uluberiya62————235.3KLow confidence
168Chhindwāra62————175.1KLow confidence
169Aurangabad6215.0$161$464137.41.2MLow confidence, 3 contributors
170Bikaner6213.8$57.32$240103.4644.4KMedium confidence, 16 contributors
171Bhātpāra62————483.1KLow confidence
172Shyamnagar62————442KLow confidence
173Rohtak6212.7$59.06$452207.3374.3KMedium confidence, 9 contributors
174Bilaspur62—$156——365.6KLow confidence, 2 contributors
175Greater Noida6215.6$157$558163.3293.9KMedium confidence, 13 contributors
176Naihāti62————253.2KLow confidence
177Shrīrāmpur62————226.3KLow confidence
178Chandannagar62————180.6KLow confidence
179Hugli62————177KLow confidence
180Bārākpur62————148.2KLow confidence
181Kānchrāpāra62————137KLow confidence
182Hālīsahar62————128.2KLow confidence
183Bhadreswar62————121.7KLow confidence
184Baripāda62————116.8KLow confidence
185Baidyabāti62————115.5KLow confidence
186Bānsbāria62————108.5KLow confidence
187Manali6216.5$83.38$521180.235.2KMedium confidence, 7 contributors
188Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu6212.7$99.33$21684.91.4MMedium confidence, 19 contributors
189Murwāra62————221.9KLow confidence
190Unnao6214.4—$26190.0161.7KLow confidence, 3 contributors
191Dharmavaram62————121.9KLow confidence
192Dhamtari62————101.7KLow confidence
193Pānihāti62————378.7KLow confidence
194Kāmārhāti62————333KLow confidence
195Bāli62————297KLow confidence
196Baranagar62————260.1KLow confidence
197Khardah62————128.3KLow confidence
198Titāgarh62————127.8KLow confidence
199Dam Dam62————122.7KLow confidence
200Nagaon6215.2———121.6KLow confidence, 3 contributors
201Chikmagalūr62————121.5KLow confidence
202Rishra62————117KLow confidence
203Seoni62————102.3KLow confidence
204Damoh61————139.6KLow confidence
205Mandya61————137.4KLow confidence
206Wardha6115.6$94.12$26190.9113.8KLow confidence, 2 contributors
207Satna61————283KLow confidence
208Sasarām61————147.4KLow confidence
209Dārjiling61————123.8KLow confidence
210Bārāsat61————298.1KLow confidence
211Madhyamgram61————161.1KLow confidence
212Madhurampur Dehri61————137.2KLow confidence
213Puruliya61————122.5KLow confidence
214Aurangābād61————102.2KLow confidence
215Baharampur61————180.5KLow confidence
216Saugor61————274.6KLow confidence
217Chandrapur6113.7—$471167.58.9KLow confidence, 3 contributors
218Kulti61————305.4KLow confidence
219Bhadrak61————121.3KLow confidence
220Thrissur6113.6$122$305106.8316KMedium confidence, 11 contributors
221Tiruvannamalai6113.5$119$26192.9145.3KLow confidence, 3 contributors
222Jaipur6117.2$204$38595.33MHigh confidence, 46 contributors
223Kanpur6113.9$104$301109.92.8MMedium confidence, 16 contributors
224Teni61————1MLow confidence
225Ernakulam6113.1$146$344114.9633.6KHigh confidence, 22 contributors
226Sangli6112.7$115$21982.0601.2KLow confidence, 2 contributors
227Jāmuria61————160.2KLow confidence
228Rānīganj61————131.3KLow confidence
229Karnal6114.1$65.14$434179.3302.1KMedium confidence, 8 contributors
230Munger61————213.3KLow confidence
231Ambala6115.4$78.17$469173.5195.2KMedium confidence, 9 contributors
232Dibrugarh6117.1$153$362101.0145.5KLow confidence, 2 contributors
233Chhatarpur61————142.1KLow confidence
234Ambur61————114.6KLow confidence
235Jamālpur61————105.4KLow confidence
236Bihār Sharīf61————297.3KLow confidence
237Vidisha61————156KLow confidence
238Gondiā61————132.8KLow confidence
239Karaikal6110.6$146$417156.686.8KMedium confidence, 5 contributors
240Karwar6114.8—$471159.577.1KLow confidence, 1 contributors
241Rajkot6015.0$118$25083.21.4MMedium confidence, 18 contributors
242Darbhanga6012.4$46.90$15676.9296KMedium confidence, 7 contributors
243Sivakasi60————234.7KLow confidence
244Rajapalayam60————130.4KLow confidence
245Betūl60————103.3KLow confidence
246Jahānābād60————103.2KLow confidence
247Tirupur (Tiruppur)6013.6$133$27091.5963.2KHigh confidence, 22 contributors
248Imphal6014.5$88.59$18268.0277.2KLow confidence, 1 contributors
249Silvassa6013.4$107$417154.398.3KMedium confidence, 14 contributors
250Nanded6014.6$130$29496.3550.6KMedium confidence, 13 contributors

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