I'm thinking about going to India for a few months to live. I don't know where exactly I want to go, I have to look into it in much, much more depth. Currently I am in college and working on two degrees, Religious Studies and Cultural Anthropology, focusing mostly on South Asia.
But I'd like to know from people who actually live there or grew up in India, what is the cost of living? And also how accepting are people typically of Americans? I'm not a stereotype, I swear!
Thank you for your answers!
2007-03-01 19:49:03 · 2 answers · asked by Allo 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Also: This will probably sound stupid, but should I bother with trying to learn anything other than English (which I already know) for this trip?
2007-03-01 20:42:00 · update #1
Congrats on deciding to spend some time in India, and welcome to incredible India. On average, cost of living in India is much cheaper than in the developed countries like US or Japan. FYI, Indian cities like Mumbai (Bombay), New Delhi, Chennai and Bangaluru (Bangalore) ranks 109th., 116th., 132nd. and 137th. respectively in the list of 144 most expensive cities in the world. This list is led by Tokyo followed by London. Smaller Indian cities like Varanasi, Mysore are even cheaper to live in. The purchasing power parity in India is 5 compared to USA. This means that if you earn $2000 in India it is equivalent to $10,000 in the USA. Also domestic services like laundry-man, house maids, cooks etc.are quite cheap in India. Let me give you some more hints. A 2000 sq. ft. apartment in a modern high rise building with facilities like gated community, 24 hrs. security, swimming pool, jacuzzi, tennis court etc. will fetch a monthly rent of about $300 in New Delhi.
Indian culture and way of life is very diverse - it is truely incredible. To some foreigners you may be "hit" by it and experience shock on first encounter. If you can weather it, you will definitely enjoy your stay.
2007-03-01 20:20:02 · answer #1 · answered by chamkadaar 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I live in Pakistan, an asian country and adjacent to India. The cost of living in India depends upon the cultural and atmospherical situation.. The cost of living is not great as compared with the Americans and of English living in UK. Yes. People do accept americans as a good guest s and respectable peoples.
2007-03-02 04:38:27 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋