Expats in India

For the second year in a row, Mumbai emerged as the most expensive Indian city to live for expatriates, a new report showed on Wednesday. Mumbai and Delhi were among the top 35 most expensive cities in Asia for expatriates. According to Mercer's 2023 Cost of Living survey, Mumbai has witnessed an increase of 13 to 15 per cent in rental prices in 2023 as compared to 2022. This was the highest among all other cities surveyed for the report. In Bangalore, New Delhi, Pune, and Chennai, housing rentals rose five to seven per cent. In Hyderabad and Kolkata, the rents rose a modest two to three per cent. Notably, Kolkata had the lowest cost of living for expatriates in India. The survey was based on an analysis of 227 cities across five continents. Hong Kong retained its spot as the most expensive city to live as an expat. It was followed by Singapore and Zurich. The least expensive was Cuba's Havana. It was followed by Pakistan's Karachi and Islamabad. Almost all the Indian citie