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title: "Cost of Living in India vs the US — Geo-Parity"
description: "India is about 77% cheaper than the United States (price level 0.231, US = 1.0). See what US salaries are really worth in India, across World Bank, IMF, OECD, Eurostat and Penn World Table data."
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Purchasing Power Parity · India

# Cost of living in 🇮🇳 India vs the United States

India has a US-relative price level of **0.231** (US = 1.0) — about 77% cheaper than the United States. Reference year 2025.

## What US salaries are worth in India

| US income | Feels like (US-equivalent) | Cost of a US lifestyle |
| --- | --- | --- |
| $50,000 | $216,450 | $11,550 |
| $80,000 | $346,320 | $18,480 |
| $120,000 | $519,481 | $27,720 |
| $180,000 | $779,221 | $41,580 |
| $250,000 | $1,082,251 | $57,750 |

“Feels like” = income ÷ price level; “cost of a US lifestyle” = income × price level. Try your own number in the [interactive calculator](https://geo-parity.com/?target=IN).

## How the sources compare

Each provider measures India's price level slightly differently; a tight spread means high confidence.

Consensus (median) 0.231 2025

World Bank — GDP 0.230 2025

IMF (WEO) 0.230 2025

OECD 0.231 2025

Penn World Table 0.251 2023

World Bank — Consumption 0.228 2025

Big Mac Index 0.395 2026

## Countries with a similar cost of living

- [🇸🇱 Sierra Leone](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/sierra-leone/) — price level 0.232
- [🇧🇹 Bhutan](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/bhutan/) — price level 0.236
- [🇸🇩 Sudan](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/sudan/) — price level 0.241
- [🇳🇵 Nepal](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/nepal/) — price level 0.243
- [🇵🇰 Pakistan](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/pakistan/) — price level 0.217

Relocating for work? See the [fair salary from the US to India](https://geo-parity.com/salary/united-states-to-india/) or use the [Fair Pay Localizer](https://geo-parity.com/?tab=salary).

- [Everyday prices: United States vs India](https://geo-parity.com/cost-of-living/united-states-vs-india/)
- [How much you need to retire in India](https://geo-parity.com/fire/india/)

## Frequently asked questions

- **How expensive is India compared to the United States?**: India has a price level of 0.231 relative to the US baseline of 1.0 (about 77% cheaper than the United States), based on the median of independent votes from the World Bank/IMF (one vote — both use the official exchange rate), the Eurostat-OECD PPP programme and the Penn World Table, reference year 2025.
- **What is a $100,000 salary worth in India?**: In purchasing-power terms, $100,000 stretches to about $432,900 of US-equivalent lifestyle in India; conversely, sustaining a $100,000 US lifestyle there costs about $23,100.
- **Where does the India cost-of-living data come from?**: Real price-level figures from the World Bank, IMF World Economic Outlook, OECD, Eurostat and Penn World Table, blended as a per-country median of independent votes and refreshed at build time.

Figures are informational estimates from public datasets — not investment or relocation advice. Agents: GET /api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=IN.

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/ppp/india/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=IN