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Crunching costs, sorting signals, rendering insights.
Indore air quality: AQI 42 — good. Green space 15%. Compared to Madhya Pradesh cities in 2026.
Indore air quality: AQI 42 — good. Green space 15%. Compared to Madhya Pradesh cities in 2026.
Indore: cost index 75 (-18 vs national avg 93), rent ₹9,000/month.
Madhya Pradesh region average cost index: 93. Indore is -18 vs region peers.
Quality of life: 63/100 — safety 72, healthcare 62, walkability 48.
Safety score: 72/100 (crime rate 28.5/1k). National average: 62/100.
Here's what the headline numbers don't tell you: Indore 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's a strong position by any measure.
Zooming out, looking at Madhya Pradesh as a whole, the spread across all 28 cities is 50 points on the cost index. Gurugram sits at the other end with index 125 and rent of ₹22,000/mo. This stands out as genuinely impressive.
On quality of life, Indore scores a composite score of 63/100 — reflecting its safety (72), healthcare (62), and walkability (48) metrics. Layer in taxes, though, and the math changes. 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 | Indore | 75 | ₹9,000 | ₹3,80,000 |
| 2 | Panaji | 105 | ₹15,000 | ₹4,80,000 |
| 3 | Thiruvananthapuram | 88 | ₹10,000 | ₹4,40,000 |
| 4 | Kochi | 95 | ₹12,000 | ₹4,80,000 |
| 5 | Coimbatore | 82 | ₹10,000 | ₹4,20,000 |
| 6 | Guwahati | 75 | ₹9,000 | ₹3,80,000 |
| 7 | Visakhapatnam | 82 | ₹10,000 | ₹4,20,000 |
| 8 | Bhubaneswar | 72 | ₹8,000 | ₹3,60,000 |
| 9 | Dehradun | 82 | ₹10,000 | ₹4,20,000 |
| 10 | Bhopal | 72 | ₹8,500 | ₹3,60,000 |
| 11 | Surat | 82 | ₹10,000 | ₹4,50,000 |
| 12 | Ranchi | 70 | ₹7,500 | ₹3,50,000 |
| 13 | Raipur | 68 | ₹7,000 | ₹3,40,000 |
| 14 | Bengaluru | 132 | ₹25,000 | ₹8,50,000 |
| 15 | Nagpur | 78 | ₹10,000 | ₹4,20,000 |
| 16 | Chennai | 112 | ₹18,000 | ₹5,80,000 |
| 17 | Hyderabad | 110 | ₹18,000 | ₹6,80,000 |
| 18 | Chandigarh | 98 | ₹14,000 | ₹5,20,000 |
| 19 | Pune | 108 | ₹18,000 | ₹6,20,000 |
| 20 | Ahmedabad | 88 | ₹12,000 | ₹4,80,000 |
Indore — cost index 75, rent ₹9,000/mo, income ₹3,80,000, QoL 63/100.
Panaji — cost index 105, rent ₹15,000/mo, income ₹4,80,000, QoL 64/100.
Thiruvananthapuram — cost index 88, rent ₹10,000/mo, income ₹4,40,000, QoL 70/100.
Kochi — cost index 95, rent ₹12,000/mo, income ₹4,80,000, QoL 67/100.
Coimbatore — cost index 82, rent ₹10,000/mo, income ₹4,20,000, QoL 65/100.
Indore 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 63/100.
The Madhya Pradesh region of average QoL score is 57/100. Indore leads with 63/100, 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.
Indore: cost index 75, rent ₹9,000/mo, income ₹3,80,000/yr, QoL 63/100. Panaji: cost index 105, rent ₹15,000/mo, income ₹4,80,000/yr, QoL 64/100.
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.