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Can you afford Guwahati on a ₹25L salary? Rent would be 4% of gross monthly income — within the recommended 30% threshold. Budget breakdown vs Assam peers below.
Can you afford Guwahati on a ₹25L salary? Rent would be 4% of gross monthly income — within the recommended 30% threshold. Budget breakdown vs Assam peers below.
Guwahati: cost index 75 (-18 vs national avg 93), rent ₹9,000/month.
Assam region average cost index: 93. Guwahati is -18 vs region peers.
Quality of life: 61/100 — safety 55, healthcare 55, walkability 35.
Safety score: 55/100 (crime rate 48.5/1k). National average: 62/100.
On a ₹25L salary, rent in Guwahati is 4% of gross monthly income — within the 30% rule.
| # | City | Cost Index | Rent/mo | Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guwahati | 75 | ₹9,000 | ₹3,80,000 |
| 2 | Raipur | 68 | ₹7,000 | ₹3,40,000 |
| 3 | Patna | 68 | ₹7,500 | ₹3,20,000 |
| 4 | Ranchi | 70 | ₹7,500 | ₹3,50,000 |
| 5 | Bhubaneswar | 72 | ₹8,000 | ₹3,60,000 |
| 6 | Bhopal | 72 | ₹8,500 | ₹3,60,000 |
| 7 | Indore | 75 | ₹9,000 | ₹3,80,000 |
| 8 | Nagpur | 78 | ₹10,000 | ₹4,20,000 |
| 9 | Coimbatore | 82 | ₹10,000 | ₹4,20,000 |
| 10 | Surat | 82 | ₹10,000 | ₹4,50,000 |
| 11 | Thiruvananthapuram | 88 | ₹10,000 | ₹4,40,000 |
| 12 | Visakhapatnam | 82 | ₹10,000 | ₹4,20,000 |
| 13 | Dehradun | 82 | ₹10,000 | ₹4,20,000 |
| 14 | Lucknow | 78 | ₹10,000 | ₹4,00,000 |
| 15 | Jaipur | 85 | ₹11,000 | ₹4,20,000 |
| 16 | Kolkata | 88 | ₹12,000 | ₹4,50,000 |
| 17 | Ahmedabad | 88 | ₹12,000 | ₹4,80,000 |
| 18 | Kochi | 95 | ₹12,000 | ₹4,80,000 |
| 19 | Chandigarh | 98 | ₹14,000 | ₹5,20,000 |
| 20 | Panaji | 105 | ₹15,000 | ₹4,80,000 |
Here's where the conversation shifts from 'affordable' to 'strategic': Guwahati has a cost index of 75 — 18 points below the India national average of 93. Median income is ₹3,80,000 with rent at ₹9,000/month, putting the rent-to-income ratio at 28%. That gap is hard to ignore.
Zooming out, looking at Assam as a whole, the spread across all 28 cities is 67 points on the cost index. Mumbai sits at the other end with index 142 and rent of ₹35,000/mo. That's a strong position by any measure.
On quality of life, Guwahati scores a composite score of 61/100 — reflecting its safety (55), healthcare (55), and walkability (35) metrics. Zooming out, affordability and QoL don't always move in the same direction, and India is a good example of that tension.
Guwahati — cost index 75, rent ₹9,000/mo, income ₹3,80,000, QoL 61/100.
Raipur — cost index 68, rent ₹7,000/mo, income ₹3,40,000, QoL 59/100.
Patna — cost index 68, rent ₹7,500/mo, income ₹3,20,000, QoL 51/100.
Ranchi — cost index 70, rent ₹7,500/mo, income ₹3,50,000, QoL 59/100.
Bhubaneswar — cost index 72, rent ₹8,000/mo, income ₹3,60,000, QoL 63/100.
Guwahati has a cost index of 75 (national avg: 93), rent ₹9,000/mo, median income ₹3,80,000/yr, and a quality of life score of 61/100.
In Guwahati, rent would be about 4% of your gross monthly income on ₹25L. Well within the recommended 30% threshold.
The Assam region of average QoL score is 57/100. Guwahati leads with 61/100, 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.
Guwahati: cost index 75, rent ₹9,000/mo, income ₹3,80,000/yr, QoL 61/100. Raipur: cost index 68, rent ₹7,000/mo, income ₹3,40,000/yr, QoL 59/100.
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.