Cost of living against quality of life. 26 Indian cities. India ranking last update 6 November 2026. 14 are on Numbeo's India ranking. The other 12 come from each city's own Numbeo page, which has fewer contributors. Both axes are percentile ranks inside this set. Quality of life keeps safety, healthcare, traffic, pollution and climate, and leaves out purchasing power, the property-price-to-income ratio and the cost of living.
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| City | Region | Cost index | Cost percentile | Life score | Life percentile | Read | Sample | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mangalore | South | 17.1 | 4 | 133.4 | 100 | Best value | Ranking | 6 November 2026 |
| Bhubaneswar | East | 18.1 | 38 | 129.9 | 96 | Best value | City page | 15 October 2026 |
| Surat | West | 17.5 | 15 | 129.5 | 92 | Best value | City page | 12 October 2025 |
| Mysore | South | 18.4 | 42 | 126.3 | 88 | Best value | City page | 20 October 2025 |
| Navi Mumbai | West | 21.1 | 73 | 125.1 | 85 | Premium | City page | 2 January 2025 |
| Nagpur | Central | 19.6 | 54 | 121.5 | 81 | Premium | City page | 25 September 2026 |
| Rajkot | West | 17.7 | 23 | 121.0 | 77 | Best value | City page | 16 August 2024 |
| Thiruvananthapuram | South | 18.0 | 31 | 119.6 | 73 | Best value | Ranking | 6 November 2026 |
| Coimbatore | South | 17.2 | 8 | 119.0 | 69 | Best value | Ranking | 6 November 2026 |
| Jaipur | North | 19.4 | 50 | 118.8 | 65 | Premium | Ranking | 6 November 2026 |
| Bhopal | Central | 17.3 | 12 | 117.6 | 62 | Best value | City page | 22 September 2026 |
| Thane | West | 22.0 | 88 | 115.9 | 58 | Premium | City page | 10 September 2025 |
| Indore | Central | 17.9 | 27 | 115.0 | 54 | Best value | City page | 19 March 2026 |
| Guwahati | Northeast | 18.1 | 35 | 111.3 | 50 | Best value | City page | 20 September 2026 |
| Pune | West | 22.1 | 92 | 110.7 | 46 | Bad value | Ranking | 6 November 2026 |
| Ahmedabad | West | 21.4 | 81 | 109.6 | 42 | Bad value | Ranking | 6 November 2026 |
| Hyderabad | South | 21.3 | 77 | 107.7 | 38 | Bad value | Ranking | 6 November 2026 |
| Kochi | South | 17.6 | 19 | 106.7 | 35 | Budget | City page | 2 May 2026 |
| Chennai | South | 19.8 | 58 | 103.0 | 31 | Bad value | Ranking | 6 November 2026 |
| Bangalore | South | 22.0 | 88 | 97.3 | 27 | Bad value | Ranking | 6 November 2026 |
| Mumbai | West | 25.0 | 100 | 95.2 | 23 | Bad value | Ranking | 6 November 2026 |
| Patna | East | 18.8 | 46 | 93.9 | 19 | Budget | City page | 11 August 2026 |
| Gurgaon | North | 24.1 | 96 | 89.7 | 15 | Bad value | Ranking | 6 November 2026 |
| Kolkata | East | 19.9 | 62 | 89.2 | 12 | Bad value | Ranking | 6 November 2026 |
| Noida | North | 20.1 | 65 | 85.8 | 8 | Bad value | Ranking | 6 November 2026 |
| Delhi | North | 21.1 | 69 | 77.6 | 4 | Bad value | Ranking | 6 November 2026 |
Cost index is Numbeo's cost-of-living index, New York = 100. Life score is Numbeo's quality-of-life formula after the price terms are removed.