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Cost of a Healthy Diet

Cost of a Healthy Diet

Updated on October 23, 2025

1 Person

₹ 1,749.78/month

person

Family (4 persons)

₹ 6,999.10/month

person

Lowest State

Madhya Pradesh
₹1,474.92

person

Highest State

Andaman and Nicobar
₹2,379.82

person

Diet Cost Trends - Last 3 Years

How We Calculate

Daily Nutritional Requirements

cereal
Cereals

250g

Pulses
Pulses

85g

Vegetables
Vegetables

400g

Oils
Oils

27g

cereal
Milk

300g

cereal
Salt

5g

cereal
sugar

25g

* Based on Dietary Guidelines for Indians - ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition. Costs calculated using average market prices of available commodities.