Places · India

The best places to live in India

Arcadia scores 102 places in India, from Jabalpur at about $600 a month to Panaji (Goa) at about $900. 22 are by the sea, 62 are in the mountains. The climate is mostly temperate. Across the country the typical ratings are safety 4/5, healthcare 3/5 and internet 3/5.

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Places
102
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Median cost / mo
~$800
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Climate
temperate
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Safety
4/5
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Healthcare
3/5
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Internet
3/5

The standouts in India

CheapestJabalpur~$600/mo→SafestNew Delhi~$800/mo→Best connectedAhmedabad~$850/mo→Most walkableKolkata~$900/mo→

Cheapest, safest and best connected are within the 102 places Arcadia scores in India, not the whole country.

All 102 places in India

New Delhidesert · ~$800/mo→Mumbaitropical · ~$900/mo→Kolkatatropical · ~$900/mo→Bengalurutropical · ~$900/mo→Chennaitropical · ~$800/mo→Hyderabad (IN)tropical · ~$900/mo→Ahmedabadtropical · ~$850/mo→Surattropical · ~$900/mo→Punetemperate · ~$900/mo→Jaipur (IN)desert · ~$900/mo→Lucknowtemperate · ~$900/mo→Kanpurtemperate · ~$900/mo→Nagpurtemperate · ~$800/mo→Patnatemperate · ~$850/mo→Indoretemperate · ~$650/mo→Coimbatoretropical · ~$650/mo→Visakhapatnamtropical · ~$850/mo→Bhopaltemperate · ~$650/mo→Thanetropical · ~$850/mo→Agratemperate · ~$850/mo→Ludhianatemperate · ~$850/mo→Vadodaratropical · ~$650/mo→Thiruvananthapuramtropical · ~$850/mo→Nashiktemperate · ~$650/mo→Rajkottropical · ~$850/mo→Maduraitemperate · ~$800/mo→Meerutdesert · ~$850/mo→Srinagartemperate · ~$850/mo→Varanasitemperate · ~$850/mo→Aurangabadtemperate · ~$850/mo→Dhanbadtropical · ~$850/mo→Jabalpurtemperate · ~$600/mo→Jamshedpurtropical · ~$850/mo→Kalyantropical · ~$850/mo→Allahabadtemperate · ~$800/mo→Amritsartemperate · ~$650/mo→Asansoltropical · ~$850/mo→Gurgaondesert · ~$850/mo→Kotadesert · ~$850/mo→Raipurtemperate · ~$800/mo→Ranchitropical · ~$850/mo→Vasaitropical · ~$850/mo→Chandigarhtemperate · ~$700/mo→Guwahatitemperate · ~$850/mo→Gwaliortemperate · ~$600/mo→Jodhpurdesert · ~$650/mo→Vijayawadatropical · ~$900/mo→Hublitemperate · ~$600/mo→Tiruchirappallitropical · ~$600/mo→Aligarhdesert · ~$850/mo→Bareillytemperate · ~$850/mo→Moradabadtemperate · ~$850/mo→Mysurutemperate · ~$650/mo→Bhubaneswartropical · ~$650/mo→Tirupurtropical · ~$800/mo→Salem (India)tropical · ~$600/mo→Warangaldesert · ~$650/mo→Dehraduntemperate · ~$700/mo→Noidadesert · ~$800/mo→Mangalurutropical · ~$700/mo→Bhavnagardesert · ~$650/mo→Fort Kochitropical · ~$850/mo→Kochitropical · ~$700/mo→Kozhikodetemperate · ~$800/mo→Udaipurdesert · ~$850/mo→Kollamtropical · ~$800/mo→Thrissurtropical · ~$800/mo→Aizawltemperate · ~$650/mo→Durgtemperate · ~$750/mo→Pondicherrytropical · ~$850/mo→Kannurtropical · ~$800/mo→Alleppeytropical · ~$800/mo→Shimlatemperate · ~$650/mo→Udupitropical · ~$800/mo→Shillongtemperate · ~$800/mo→Darjeelingtemperate · ~$800/mo→Goa (Panaji)tropical · ~$800/mo→Panaji (Goa)tropical · ~$900/mo→Gangtoktemperate · ~$700/mo→Malappuramtemperate · ~$800/mo→Port Blair (Andamans)tropical · ~$850/mo→Rishikeshtemperate · ~$800/mo→Ootytemperate · ~$650/mo→Coonoortemperate · ~$650/mo→Varkalatropical · ~$850/mo→Kodaikanaltemperate · ~$650/mo→Almoratemperate · ~$800/mo→Madikeri (Coorg)tropical · ~$800/mo→Munnartemperate · ~$800/mo→Dharamshalatemperate · ~$800/mo→Lehcold · ~$700/mo→Pushkardesert · ~$800/mo→Gokarnatropical · ~$800/mo→Mahabaleshwartemperate · ~$650/mo→Kavaratti (Lakshadweep)tropical · ~$800/mo→McLeod Ganjtemperate · ~$800/mo→Manalitemperate · ~$800/mo→Havelock (Andaman)tropical · ~$850/mo→Aurovilletropical · ~$850/mo→Hampitropical · ~$800/mo→Neil Island (Andaman)tropical · ~$850/mo→Birtemperate · ~$800/mo→

Questions, answered

How much does it cost to live in India?

Across the 102 places Arcadia scores in India the median is about $800 a month for one person, from Jabalpur at around $600 to Panaji (Goa) at around $900. These are estimates for everyday living, rent included, not quotes.

What is the cheapest place to live in India?

Jabalpur, at about $600 a month. It is the cheapest of the 102 places Arcadia scores in India, which is not the same as the cheapest in the country.

Which place in India has the best internet?

Ahmedabad, rated 5 out of 5. The typical rating across the 102 places is 3 out of 5.

How safe are the places Arcadia scores in India?

The typical safety rating is 4 out of 5, and the highest-rated is New Delhi. These are broad country-level estimates meant for comparing places, not local advice for a particular street or moment.

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