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Crunching costs, sorting signals, rendering insights.
Average salary in Dehradun: ₹4,20,000/year — ₹74,643 below the India median. Cost index 82, purchasing power 512195/100. Compare incomes across Uttarakhand below.
Average salary in Dehradun: ₹4,20,000/year — ₹74,643 below the India median. Cost index 82, purchasing power 512195/100. Compare incomes across Uttarakhand below.
Dehradun: cost index 82 (-11 vs national avg 93), rent ₹10,000/month.
Uttarakhand region average cost index: 93. Dehradun is -11 vs region peers.
Quality of life: 65/100 — safety 68, healthcare 62, walkability 45.
Safety score: 68/100 (crime rate 32.5/1k). National average: 62/100.
Here's the finding that keeps coming up in different analyses: Dehradun has a cost index of 82 — 11 points below the India national average of 93. Median income is ₹4,20,000 with rent at ₹10,000/month, putting the rent-to-income ratio at 29%. Financially, that's significant.
Here's where it gets complicated: looking at Uttarakhand as a whole, the spread across all 28 cities is 14 points on the cost index. Patna sits at the other end with index 68 and rent of ₹7,500/mo. That's not a marginal difference — it reshapes your monthly budget.
On quality of life, Dehradun scores a composite score of 65/100 — reflecting its safety (68), healthcare (62), and walkability (45) metrics. Here's where it gets complicated: affordability and QoL don't always move in the same direction, and India is a good example of that tension.
| # | City | Cost Index | Rent/mo | Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dehradun | 82 | ₹10,000 | ₹4,20,000 |
| 2 | Bengaluru | 132 | ₹25,000 | ₹8,50,000 |
| 3 | Gurugram | 125 | ₹22,000 | ₹7,80,000 |
| 4 | Mumbai | 142 | ₹35,000 | ₹7,20,000 |
| 5 | New Delhi | 128 | ₹22,000 | ₹6,80,000 |
| 6 | Hyderabad | 110 | ₹18,000 | ₹6,80,000 |
| 7 | Noida | 110 | ₹16,000 | ₹6,50,000 |
| 8 | Pune | 108 | ₹18,000 | ₹6,20,000 |
| 9 | Chennai | 112 | ₹18,000 | ₹5,80,000 |
| 10 | Chandigarh | 98 | ₹14,000 | ₹5,20,000 |
| 11 | Ahmedabad | 88 | ₹12,000 | ₹4,80,000 |
| 12 | Kochi | 95 | ₹12,000 | ₹4,80,000 |
| 13 | Panaji | 105 | ₹15,000 | ₹4,80,000 |
| 14 | Kolkata | 88 | ₹12,000 | ₹4,50,000 |
| 15 | Surat | 82 | ₹10,000 | ₹4,50,000 |
| 16 | Thiruvananthapuram | 88 | ₹10,000 | ₹4,40,000 |
| 17 | Nagpur | 78 | ₹10,000 | ₹4,20,000 |
| 18 | Coimbatore | 82 | ₹10,000 | ₹4,20,000 |
| 19 | Jaipur | 85 | ₹11,000 | ₹4,20,000 |
| 20 | Visakhapatnam | 82 | ₹10,000 | ₹4,20,000 |
Dehradun — cost index 82, rent ₹10,000/mo, income ₹4,20,000, QoL 65/100.
Bengaluru — cost index 132, rent ₹25,000/mo, income ₹8,50,000, QoL 50/100.
Gurugram — cost index 125, rent ₹22,000/mo, income ₹7,80,000, QoL 44/100.
Mumbai — cost index 142, rent ₹35,000/mo, income ₹7,20,000, QoL 43/100.
New Delhi — cost index 128, rent ₹22,000/mo, income ₹6,80,000, QoL 46/100.
The median gross income in Dehradun is ₹4,20,000/year — below the India national average of ₹4,94,643.
The Uttarakhand region of average QoL score is 57/100. Dehradun leads with 65/100, reflecting safety, healthcare access, walkability, and green space.
Our index is benchmarked to 100 (national median). Sub-categories cover housing, food, transport, utilities, and healthcare. Data sources include MoSPI CPI, RBI, NHB RESIDEX, PLFS.
Dehradun: cost index 82, rent ₹10,000/mo, income ₹4,20,000/yr, QoL 65/100. Bengaluru: cost index 132, rent ₹25,000/mo, income ₹8,50,000/yr, QoL 50/100.
This analysis uses data from MoSPI CPI, RBI, NHB RESIDEX, PLFS to rank cities in India. The cost of living index is benchmarked to 100 (national median). Quality of life scores combine safety, healthcare, walkability, air quality, green space, and transit metrics. Salary ranges use national occupation data adjusted for local cost differences. Data is updated regularly to reflect current market conditions.