Is India a good place to live for remote workers?

India scores 56/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 93.6 Mbps, safety 83, healthcare 69, air quality 15, english 75) — rank 100 of 167. Bengaluru tech scene with English everywhere; northern winter air is among the world's worst.

What does $3,000/month get you in India?

Single-person essentials run about $408/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (7.4× essentials).

Livability · rank 100/167

Is 🇮🇳 India (Bengaluru) a good place to live?

Quality score 56/100 against essentials of $408/month. Bengaluru tech scene with English everywhere; northern winter air is among the world's worst.

The five metrics

Internet 37 93.6 Mbps median broadband, 70% online

Safety 83 2.8 homicides/100k (2022)

Healthcare 69 UHC service coverage 69/100 (2023)

Air quality 15 PM2.5 43.1 µg/m³ (2023)

English 75 day-to-day usability

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: middling; World Bank WGI estimate -0.04 · corruption control -0.3 · stability -0.79 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $5.43 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $2.02/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($408)	Verdict
$2,000	4.9×	like royalty
$3,000	7.4×	like royalty
$5,000	12.3×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

🪤 Tax residency triggers at 182 days. Tax residency details →

Similar value-for-money

🇧🇹 Bhutan — quality 56.1, essentials $418/mo
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan — quality 64, essentials $478/mo
🇳🇬 Nigeria — quality 29.8, essentials $205/mo
🇲🇾 Malaysia — quality 79.2, essentials $617/mo

See also: everyday prices · retiring in India

Frequently asked questions

Is India a good place to live for remote workers?: India scores 56/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 93.6 Mbps, safety 83, healthcare 69, air quality 15, english 75) — rank 100 of 167. Bengaluru tech scene with English everywhere; northern winter air is among the world's worst.
How fast is the internet in India?: Median fixed broadband is around 93.6 Mbps. Bengaluru tech scene with English everywhere; northern winter air is among the world's worst.
What does $3,000/month get you in India?: Single-person essentials run about $408/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (7.4× essentials).