Cost of Living in Kozhikode, 🇮🇳 India - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Nov 12, 2026 Last changed Nov 14, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 2 5 21 22 $179 $162 $296 $126 $26

Utilities 18 5 — $35 $56 $19 —

Internet & Mobile 13 14 $9 $7 $9 $7 $1

Groceries 9 10 11 12 5 $69 $149 $341 $80 $4

Transportation 5 6 7 $65 $57 $142 $14 $3

Dining Out 5 24 $194 $120 $177 $37 $12

Leisure Activities 5 16 27 $53 $32 $153 $16 $9

Health Insurance 19 15 $63 $26 $84 $5 $2

Visa & Legal Fees 20 $8 $17 $33 — $1

Total $640 $605 $1,291 $304 $58

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 5 $126.43 $74 – $153 per month

Coworking Space 3 4 $42.13 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 2 21 5 $179.09 $137 – $232 per month

Coliving Space 23 $63.21 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 5 $1.39 per cup

Beer 8 5 $1.44 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 5 $1.57 per meal

Fast Food Combo 5 $3.16 per meal

Apples 12 5 $2.18 per kg

Bread 5 $0.46 per loaf

Milk 9 $0.59 per liter

Rice 10 5 $0.68 per kg

Chicken Fillets 11 5 $2.53 per kg

Beef 11 5 $2.53 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 8 5 $10.15 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 24 5 $12.82 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 5 $0.28 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 6 7 $0.32 per trip

Taxi per km 6 7 $0.16 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 5 6 $5.18 per month

Gasoline 5 7 $1.09 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 6 $0.87 per trip

Scooter Rental 25 26 $74.27 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 14 $3.68 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 13 $5.27 per month

Gym Membership 16 5 $15.80 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 5 $6.27 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 14 $0.58 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 5 27 $2.70 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 5 $28.82 per pair

Summer Dress 5 $16.02 per dress

Running Shoes 5 $48.06 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 17 $3.68 per visit

Laundry $0.48 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 15 $5.27 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 28 $0.53 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Nov 12, 2026
Last changed: Nov 14, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 94.93 INR on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Kochi, Coimbatore, Chennai, Hanoi

Change history

Nov 14, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 448.57 179.09
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 133.5 126.43
- Apples 2.24 2.18
- Beef 5.13 2.53
- Beer 2.35 1.44
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- Bread 0.48 0.46
- Chicken Fillets 3.42 2.53
- Cinema Ticket 2.67 2.7
- Coffee 1.28 1.39
- Coliving Space 149.52 63.21
- Coworking Space 69.42 42.13
- Dining Out local 37.38, nomad 299.05, expat 192.25, family 256.33, tourist 27.77 local 37.4, nomad 194.17, expat 119.78, family 177, tourist 12.07
- Doctor Visit (GP) 5.34 5.27
- Fast Food Combo 5.87 3.16
- Gasoline 1.16 1.09
- Groceries local 80.1, nomad 69.42, expat 149.52, family 341.77, tourist 4.27 local 79.72, nomad 69.32, expat 149.28, family 340.98, tourist 4.27
- Gym Membership 19.22 15.8
- Haircut 3.74 3.68
- Health Insurance local 8.54, nomad 69.42, expat 48.06, family 128.16, tourist 2.67 local 5.27, nomad 62.72, expat 26.34, family 84.27, tourist 2.09
- Housing local 90.78, nomad 405.85, expat 192.25, family 299.05, tourist 37.38 local 126.43, nomad 179.09, expat 161.82, family 296.07, tourist 26.34
- Internet & Mobile local 6.94, nomad 23.5, expat 16.02, family 34.18, tourist 1.6 local 7.37, nomad 8.94, family 9.48, tourist 1.35
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 8.01 5.27
- Jeans 29.9 28.82
- Leisure Activities local 16.02, nomad 128.16, expat 106.8, family 160.2, tourist 8.54 local 16.02, nomad 52.67, expat 31.6, family 152.76, tourist 8.53
- Meal (Inexpensive) 1.92 1.57
- Milk 0.58 0.59
- Mobile Plan 3.73 3.68
- Monthly Transport Pass 9.08 5.18
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 1.6 0.53
- Rice 0.69 0.68
- Ride-hailing (5km) 1.5 0.87
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 4.81 0.58
- Scooter Rental 5.34 74.27
- Taxi Start 0.64 0.32
- Taxi per km 0.19 0.16
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 6.41 6.27
- Transportation local 12.82, nomad 101.46, expat 128.16, family 234.97 local 13.87, nomad 65.18, expat 57.33, family 142.23, tourist 2.61
- Utilities local 19.22, nomad 48.06, expat 58.74, family 90.78, tourist 0 local 18.96, nomad 0, expat 35.42, family 55.97, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 26.7, expat 16.02, family 48.06, tourist 1.07 local 0, nomad 8.33, expat 16.67, family 33.33, tourist 0.83
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.21 0.28
Housing, Utilities, Transportation, Leisure Activities, Health Insurance, Visa & Legal Fees and Airbnb (1 month) restated with exact arithmetic on the same pages, the hotel averages and the official visa fee schedule; rent and paying-guest evidence moved to Quikr and Sulekha listings because the portal pages used before no longer open (quikr.com, sulekha.com, hotelscombined.in, indianvisaonline.gov.in)

Kozhikode cost of living