With people staying at home all the time rather than going out to work, household budgets have changed along with the daily and monthly expenses.
The COVID-19 pandemic brought about a new professional norm - WFH or work from home. With physical presence putting office spaces and complexes at risk of outbreaks, companies have been functioning remotely for over a year now with most employees performing their duties from home.
With the shift in the way work is done came a shift in how people live too. Many people migrated to different cities or even shifted their base back to their hometowns. With people staying at home all the time, the household budgets have also changed along with the daily and monthly expenses. Here we list 15 Indian metros and how costly they are in terms of monthly expenditure for a single person or a family of 4.
All prices are without housing rent and only represent an average of the monthly living expenses.
1. Mumbai, Maharashtra
)
Single person - Rs 29,935
Family of four - Rs 105,239
2. Chandigarh
)
Single person - Rs 29,940
Family of four - Rs 102,740
3. Delhi
)
Single person - Rs 27,628
Family of four - Rs 96,221
4. Pune, Maharashtra
)
Single person - Rs 26,404
Family of four - Rs 93,198
5. Bengaluru, Karnataka
)
Single person - Rs 26,000
Family of four - Rs 93,000
6. Hyderabad, Telangana
)
Single person - Rs 25,977
Family of four - Rs 91,784
7. Chennai, Tamil Nadu
)
Single person - Rs 25,874
Family of four - Rs 91,119
8. Ahmedabad, Gujarat
)
Single person - Rs 25,436
Family of four - Rs 88,621
9. Kolkata, West Bengal
)
Single person - Rs 25,048
Family of four - Rs 87,940
10. Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
)
Single person - Rs 24,970
Family of four - Rs 86,944
11. Jaipur, Rajasthan
)
Single person - Rs 23,609
Family of four - Rs 80,179
12. Patna, Bihar
)
Single person - Rs 23,085
Family of four - Rs 79,947
13. Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
)
Single person - Rs 22,794
Family of four - Rs 78,979
14. Bhubaneshwar, Odisha
)
Single person - Rs 22,408
Family of four - Rs 79,052
15. Thiruvananathapuram, Kerala
)
Single person - Rs 20,020
Family of four - Rs 69,241
* The average amounts mentioned are based on calculations from data derived by the website Numbeo.
