The COST of LIVING in INDIA 🇮🇳 Foreigner Family of 5

[@suseeln]

20 K for driver+ Maid and 150 K for schooling tells so much about where India is. A driver and Maid cannot afford to provide quality education.

[@AgnesMann]

Yes I agree. These people have the kind of pay we could not live off. But if we agree to pay them more they will go demand higher pays everywhere else and this will cause upset in the society. It’s a vicious circle too.

[@CuriousDiscoverer1999]

Whether you believe it or not but now spending too much money on the name of education is like totally making a fool to ourselves 😖

[@vishnumohannair8506]

The key to the expense is a "Certain lifestyle" and also where you chose to hangout. The 6 lakh per child in "MP" is extra exclusive.

[@unmuktyatree8200]

@@AgnesMannwell put …

[@ahs-ydv]

​@AgnesMann, what made you pick Indore to live in India? Plus, why both of you not working ?

[@bhanupratapsinghkhichi7262]

Good to know that you are living in Indore....the best city...not only the cleanest city...we also have the best AQI here if compared to other such cities

[@AgnesMann]

Many thanks and god bless you.🥳

[@Navroz-y1g]

​@@AgnesMannindia is one of the dirty country on earth Europe is best.....

[@Srutipriya1990]

I am an India here in UK 🇬🇧 it’s been 8 years now here we were thinking about India going back will worth or not for education of kids and monthly expenses then I found your video really appreciated the way you explained

[@Titoo-Gaming]

Thanks for experience sharing sis ❤❤

[@AgnesMann]

Thanks for watching

[@poonamtambe6605]

Good Video Agnes thanks for sharing your experience did you enjoyed living in India 💐

[@AgnesMann]

Thank you so much. I still live in India and will not move until next year at least. How are you. Long time no see

[@poonamtambe6605]

I am good Agnes I am happy to know you loved living in India Thanks 💐🙂

[@hostellife-bz5lh]

Beautiful part is even if your school is not high paid or very lavish still you can succeed in india, My cousin who studied in school whose fees was lower than ₹5K till 10th, then he opted for Tutions in 11th and 12th which costed around 10K per month and Now he successfully Cracked NEET(entrance exam). And He is Now Doctor and Now he preparing for MD in Medicin. So yes Disparity is their but opportunities are also their if one really wants to change their Lifes

[@AgnesMann]

Wow that’s amazing. Thank you for watching

[@livinghope1561]

You should also tell the life of a doctor... Doctor's don't have any life in India... Most doctors are fleeing.

[@thuptengawa1741]

GOOD CONTENT AND VERY CLEAR EXPLANATION IN DETAIL THANK YOU

[@AgnesMann]

Thank you for a great feedback. Is this the first time you’ve seen my video

[@thuptengawa1741]

@@AgnesMann yes and I really loved it , will be watching more

[@andygoo575]

India is a peaceful country I see , India has good relations with almost every country. I like Modi and Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi both are nice.

[@AgnesMann]

🫶🙌🏼

[@amitkarhana2928]

Very good work all the best

[@AgnesMann]

Thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed

[@nimishrai1]

What??? 20-30k just for groceries??? If you order apps, they’ll definitely charge you a premium. Have you ever tried local markets around you? Check them out, you’ll see the difference. Also try your nearest local provision store. They will also be significantly cheaper

[@AgnesMann]

Remember there is 5 of us and my kids will not each dhal and sabzi every day. so I have to make special food for them.

[@SJ_new]

@@AgnesMann still buying most from small adjacent store would make a big saving , even if it's not dal & sabji

[@vasuvrk]

We are a family of 5adults living in Hyderabad and our monthly household, including groceries and veggies, comes to 15k max.

[@timeknowledgeselfimproveme6778]

If you think most populated country INDIA IS EXPENSIVE THEN SORRY YOU CANNOT LIVE IN ANY OTHER COUNTRY MISS IT'S ONLY YOU CHOSE TO LIVE SUCH LIFESTYLE MISS. Ok so 1.5Lmonthly for schooling,rest is 1.5L per month, now schooling is actually very subjective most schools charge 1.5L per annum max which turns our to be 4.5L for 3kids is 30k monthly if you rethink of Changing schools then it's affordable 1.8L per month in india for family of 5, We are a family of 5, live in 5cr flat, still Annual expense in india is 1Lper month max,if you live in 3L per month in india in UK it's gonna be 10L per month only for same lifestyle no cheaper good luck or you didn't do research on schooling i suppose 6 lakh per annum dhirubhai Ambani's school most luxurious school is even cheaper than that for sure miss.also india salaries are lower how are you surviving with such lifestyle miss unless you guys make 1cr in india and pay 40% tax then only such lifestyle is possible

[@RARPlayz253]

I don't about Indore's living cost and all but If you guys would have come to Hyderabad then the cost of living will be a big cheap and plus the schooling fees here is much less I completed my 10Th class here in a private school ICSE syllabus with fees around ₹62000 excluding the transport and all and maybe you guys could have adjusted to India a bit more well in south cause the politics here is a competeactive that there is more and more development in all sectors if possible if you guys move or plan a trip do visit Hyderabad you will love it.

[@AgnesMann]

hmm maybe. Schools here are rather expensive indeed. Thank you for watching and commenting

[@RARPlayz253]

@@AgnesMann The same school you kids are going to in indore, here in Hyderabad have fees of 1.5lakh a year with transport and maybe it would help the kids changing a setting cause there are much better schools here and the food is just awsome here you can get every single dishes from UK here in south let it be meat and stuff you name it there is a shop. Not to brag about south because I am from South I recently visite indore and ujjain in the mont of august and I think the city still needs some development because they say its the cleanest city and all but I coulding see it in the old part of indore so yeah I really hope you guys can plan a small trip in winter to Hyderabad and try some of our Non veg food that we are known for and explore a little bit.

[@youareawesome6597]

In kolkata st Xavier school top high class school in city nursey kg 1 class fee is 5500rs per month apartment charge is 30 to 40k per month 3bhk in heart of the city

[@chandrapratapsingh7973]

Very good work all the best

[@AgnesMann]

Thank you so much

[@SJ_new]

Now i understand why sometimes your videos felt disconnected from common middle class in way of thinking, it'll take a while till you'll be fully immerse and learn our tricks , how we think , spend , save .

[@Hi_yayawar]

While working abroad, at one time the operations manager of company was a Polish guy and at times he was ecentirc .

[@Hi_yayawar]

Having watched your video, I would suggest you to take your family back to the UK. Okay . Bye bye .

[@AgnesMann]

Thanks We are considering moving back to the Uk Follow along to see how the story unfolds 👌

[@SJ_new]

All i could say is overtime you'll adapt and your family too and your expenditure will go down significantly to just 20% of what it is now , take first step start by buying your own house anyhow ...

[@THALA7z]

6 lakh per annum what kind of school is that?? i have studied in a 2k per month private school but still im smarter than my foreign colleagues and my uncle who studied in a Hindi medium govt school is project manager in google NYC. you are paying for the branding of an elite school not for the education

[@AgnesMann]

Maybe so. And how smart the person is has not much to do with their education but good school makes you mingle amongst the elite and people of business mind. And that is what we want our kids to be in the future. You will too send your kids to the best school your money will buy (once you have them )

[@THALA7z]

@@AgnesMann Unless they come from a certain community, like the Gujratis, the children of these extremely wealthy people are typically dumb but gujratirs usally send thier kids to most budget friendly schools. You don't know what privileged kids in India live like. Your children wandering around with extremely privileged children who lack all survival skills, have no sense of urgency or responsibility, and don't value anything Elite schools are the icing on the cake for these kids, and by enrolling them there, you are stopping your children from being exposed to our multifaceted society and putting them in an environment that is less competitive and less motivating for eight hours every day.

[@RohitKumar-tg3xr]

I think mam that u should stay in delhi...delhi provide affordable and luxury lifestyle in budget ..and good education with affordable cost...

[@AgnesMann]

Will try

[@vishnumohannair8506]

Delhi is a Gas Chamber.

[@AgnesMann]

@@vishnumohannair8506 yes I’ve heard about the level of pollution is too high

[@youareawesome6597]

Check kolkata you will live luxury life for 1.2 lac per month max including best school's

[@sunindersidhu2298]

Hi Agnees, You guys can move to australia 🇦🇺. Beautiful weather, nice people.. S sidhu

[@AgnesMann]

Thank you

[@mahendrawavre9502]

Totally depends on the kind of lifestyle you live. I live in a small village where cost of living is very low. You don't have much expenses their.

[@sartajkhan6175]

Cost of living in India can very from 20k/month to lakhs/month. I live in Delhi and in many areas you can get all the things like Renting 2bhk flat, TV subscription, broadband, Gas, Groceries and also including your children's fee in an average english medium school in only about 35k/month. In fact there are many people living all around India with families and spending only 15k to 20k month for the expenses all though the quality of life wont be so enjoyable like others.

[@AgnesMann]

I appreciate your comment, but I was listing the cost of living as our family of 5 where we live the lifestyle we do. I do not think this is a luxury style, but I might change the title indeed. Thank you

[@sartajkhan6175]

​@@AgnesMannYou dont consider it luxury because you live in expensive society where you pay ton of money of basic things. But if you just change your location to some cheap society or area then you would definitely save lots of money for the same basic things including your rent. So when you spend less and save more and could enjoy more with that saved money than that would be calling near to luxury lifestyle. And you dont need to change your video title I looked the title again and I found out that I forgot to read the later part of the title where you mentioned "Foreigner family of 5". I will just edit starting lines of my comment.

[@theworldarounddipanjan2933]

You have become very " RADIENT " just like an ARC ANGEL , living in Indore , very good editing done...V.Nice...!!!🌹🌹🙏🙏@dipanjan,bandel

[@AgnesMann]

Thanks a lot 😊

[@nongthombamloyanganba4765]

Good video. All I can say is that everything depends upon your life style

[@AgnesMann]

👍 thats right. The choices we make and the places we stay determines the cost of living

[@rickkhan1093]

Polish are innately smart people. Great engineers and accountants along with doctors and nurses

[@AgnesMann]

Thank you so much ☺️

[@rickkhan1093]

@@AgnesMann I studied with Polish, Hungarian, Balkan and former Yugoslavians

[@Gurbhajan-w4y]

That is not cheap 😮, I hope 🙏🏽 my 2x nephews and 1x niece are getting a excellent education,

[@AgnesMann]

Yes it is not cheap indeed. Education is super expensive actually but we are hoping for this to work out in their favour

[@garnedmatser]

DAV DPS or KV if possible are the top schools, the latter one is a high-end public/govt school they are almost free like 150 Rs per month which a price of a chocolate bar. But give them a good decent coaching.

[@AgnesMann]

Ok thanks. Not sure why the school my kids go to is so expensive actually

[@CuriousDiscoverer1999]

You are sending your children to one of the international schools of indore which is operated completely by a foreign country and each of its staff is also a foreigner who gets paid well because of living here abroad. Very few people here are able to send their children to those schools so such schools have very low enrollment numbers and hence they are further compelled to increase their fee to operate well. Well something may be very precious there which they offer in their school education syllabus which we common indian people don't know and that one which is missing in common indian school syllabus that's why we are not so innovative and entrepreneurial. I understand why all the biggest industrialists and economists in india are related with Harvard University 😏

[@garnedmatser]

@@CuriousDiscoverer1999 Are you kidding me? NCERT curriculum is the best in the world, they are God level books for any exams in the world, whether SAT/GRE/CAT USA UK Australian or India JEE/NEET any exam of the world, without reading that you cannot pass. That's the reason they are here, if their children are not studying CBSE NCERT, then it is waste to live in India. This is why Indians easily crack any exam.

[@garnedmatser]

@@AgnesMann It can be international school may be that's why, here people go to school to study, do not go for extracurricular activities like swimming dancing horse riding etc. But ensure if it is CBSE or not, but it highly possible that they follow CBSE not foreign, or self-made.

[@CuriousDiscoverer1999]

@@garnedmatser How much knowledge and skills of Practical life problems especially in commerce, businesses and entrepreneurship is given in your God-like NCERT Syllabus? How much innovative temperament is provided by your God-like NCERT syllabus? Jab zindagi exam leti hai tab sara degree raddi ke bhaw bik jata hai. Job maangne se uth kar job dene wala banne ke liye jo cheez chahiye wo tumhare NCERT God ke bas ki baat nahi

[@_tm11]

3000 british pound a month is insane but you have explained very nicely. Totally understandable. Take Care, thanks for sharing your insights.

[@AgnesMann]

Yes I know sounds crazy and I’m glad you enjoyed the presentation. Thank you for watching and please don’t forget to share it around with those who might enjoy this too 🙏🏻

[@maharanagguj6191]

I think you put your kids in very high end school. Perhaps DAV or DPS could have been better option. Changing school often is a bad decision; however, I preferred decent school with high end tutions. Renting is good in India; but you could buy flats (obviously older ones) for cheaper. You both are young, and I do not think surviving on savings is good. If UK seems better financially then move there immediately.

[@AgnesMann]

Thanks. That might be the thing we will end up doing. Thanks

[@garnedmatser]

Even KV is better choice, it is hard to get there though the tuition fee is 1800-Rs per year lol. It is the source of NCERT/CBSE curriculum + high end tuition class is the best option. KV is the IIT for school level. Top notch schooling in low cost. DAV and DPS are also good choice.

[@CheerfullSunny]

Insane... Average salary in India is around 5-6 Lakhs Annually. And you are spending around 3lakhs per month from your savings... May I ask - how are you managing and do you get anxieties because you mentioned both of you not having work except the side hustle? I agree with you that India is not a cheap country to live in. However, I noticed that major difference from western countries is in India the options at each price point is huge. e.g. People can live here at Rs 10k per month to Billions per month. The variety of items & available options are huge.

[@AgnesMann]

Yes there is an element of it to know we spend more to what we make but the side hustle are there to build us a better future and only way to be able to work on those is with the spare time we have now. So hopefully the financial situation will be changing for the better soon. Thank you for watching

[@CheerfullSunny]

@@AgnesMann Looking forward to your success story to inspire others. :)

[@kirstineabsalonsdatter92]

Agnes, you guys are paying alot - especially for groceries. It is possible for a family of four in DK to live on a grocery budget around 4000 dkr = 40000 Rs. Thank you for sharing though 😘

[@AgnesMann]

We are family of 5 plus I was including all the detergents and kitchen spices oils etc. All adds up I guess. Thanks

[@youareawesome6597]

Check kolkata city you will live your best and luxury life here in 1.20lac max per month

[@Gurbhajan-w4y]

Agnes ji 🙏🏽 any tips on the side hustles please,

[@AgnesMann]

KZbin - e-commerce - affiliate marketing- read Humble penny - I think I told you about it before. He gives such advise

[@anocri]

So, are you suggesting that you can secure a maid, a driver, and quality education for your children at a reputable school in the UK for under £3,000? While it's true that you can reduce your kids' education costs to a third or a quarter of what you're currently paying, along with cutting down on other expenses. Well, that sounds like quite the lifestyle for a family of five at £3,000. Such a lifestyle would be hard to come by within that budget anywhere else except in India.

[@AgnesMann]

I said in England we didn’t pay for their education because if was government paid. Public Schools in England are free and at good level (which cannot be said for Indian public schools ) Only private schools are paid - and these cost around £30k per year so for 3 kids it’s not possible for us to send them to private schools

[@Vansh9030]

I do not buy your arguments on expenses in India, especially Indore। Expenses depend on your style of living. Indore and India offers a budget for every pocket. It all depends whether you want to lead a simple or luxurious life. The kind of luxuries you enjoy in India, in terms of cost of living, maintaining cars, maids, etc.at an affordable cost, is unimaginable in US and Europe. Please do not try to demean a country, you live in currently. India may have its issues, but it is the most happening and colourful country in the world with so many festivals, festivities and socializing people unlike the west.

[@mrinmoybora242]

Nios board is better which is for homeschooling.in india and have minimum exams.its very common in us

[@AgnesMann]

Not sure if they do IGCSE.

[@b4u152]

😮😊❤

[@AgnesMann]

Thank you

[@Danny-bbsrSingh]

Portugal maybe a good option?🙂It costs us a minimum of $ 6k a month in USA.

[@AgnesMann]

We were considering Portugal but no more

[@GuruSandirasegaram]

Trust me I buy cigarettes in Sri Lanka nearly $ 15 dollars which I don’t pay in Canada. When Sri Lankan see us charge double. I told them I was born and raised here. But according to them I am not look like Sri Lankan

[@AgnesMann]

Hehe my husband gets that a lot. Somewhat they just sense you no longer from around here

[@anocri]

If I tell you that an Indian woman can and will run her family of five with a monthly budget/income of 1 lakh rupees, would you be offended?

[@AgnesMann]

No why would I. Does she send the kids to school which costs 1,5l per month? (For 3). Also it’s actually my husband that manages the budget

[@anocri]

@@AgnesMann Can she?

[@AbhiChauhan-p4o]

@@anocri bro even the most expensive school in delhi ncr have a fees of 20 k permonth with bus facility i dont knno what kind of school they are even going

[@anocri]

@@AbhiChauhan-p4o That kind of school where they give kids silver spoons to eat their lunch.

[@Supersunny2024]

YOU ARE LIVING LIKE KING WITH NO STRESS.YOU CAN NOT LIVE LIKE THAT IN UK EVEN IF YOU HAVE RENTAL PROPERTIES. I HAVE RENTAL PROPERTIES AND BUSINESSES IN US BUT I AM CONTINUOUSLY INVOLVED.

[@AgnesMann]

I agree

[@Beautiful-world-8k]

❤

[@AgnesMann]

Thank you for watching

[@GuruSandirasegaram]

No matter where you lives cost of living ??? Nothing is cheap in Sri Lanka

[@Beautiful-world-8k]

❤Dear must come to visit AGRA TAJMAHAL ❤

[@AgnesMann]

Yes I have visited already

[@nileshjoshi4232]

It's only cheap if you earn in pounds & live like an Indian. If you want to maintain the UK lifestyle in india then it will be expensive. The only advantage is you get more from the same amount of money in India.

[@AgnesMann]

Yes you’re correct 👍 thanks for sharing

[@Vansh9030]

In fact, she cannot maintain the lifestyle and luxuries of India in UK. For a city like Indore, with a population of about 40 lakh people, this city offers a quality life at affordable cost

[@nileshjoshi4232]

​@@Vansh9030Their major cost is education. They should reevaluate whether their kids are really getting the value for money from the school. Usually the higher school fees is attributed to amenities & facilities provided by the school & not really because of quality of education. Imported products are priced in dollars/pounds converted to the rupee equivalent. Example my son picked up a pack of cheetos & we found it was priced at 750 rs. Which simply doubled our bill... Their other costs are inline with that of an upper middle class Indian family.

[@livinghope1561]

​​@@Vansh9030most Indians don't have any idea of what luxury means because they never got the opportunity to move out... Luxury means having a clean and non polluted environment which India don't have, no human rights, garbage, horns no peace at all .. people shouting on streets, polluting water with Hindu traditions, lower quality of life, animals on streets, no minimum wag.e

[@henrykajolantamakowska4435]

❤❤❤❤❤😘😘😘😘😘

[@AgnesMann]

🥰🥰🥰

[@WallZ-k3i]

6L/year is way too much not even millionaires in india send their kids to these kind of schools i have studied in a 60k/annum school it was pretty good but the govt schools in which my friends were studying were even better like KV & DAV but i didn't get admission in KV because i was from higher caste you can try your husband is probably an obc ( other below caste ) your kids can get admission there

[@AgnesMann]

This is the fee in the private school my kids go to (per year per child ) so I didn’t make it up. They’re cheaper school surely but we chose this one as we think it’s the best one.

[@LaxmiKant-b1k]

हर हर महादेव

[@AgnesMann]

Thank you

[@deepakpatil7063]

How you earn so much. Your expenses are more than my earning. Can you please give me some tips?

[@AgnesMann]

You to UK- qualify as accountant- work hard for 5 years- have a partner who opens up a company - sell it- and move to another country - that’s the formula that worked for us 😛

[@arunsally2751]

You aren't counting medical expenses

[@AgnesMann]

We don’t have medical expenses (luckily )

[@ranafamily2705]

Life style, working environment and atmosphere is not that good as compared to a developed country. India is about 50 years back of developed countries. To much of corruption here, no equality, high taxes but no facilities, highly polluted. I am proud to be Indian but when I compare all this, I feel myself as cheated by the political system here in India. So, please look into these things also.

[@AgnesMann]

We are considering moving back to Europe. back into the rat race. India is a great place for retirement.

[@ranafamily2705]

@ that’s a good news. In India taxes are very high but there is no return from government. Retirement period in India is very very tough. Government doesn’t care. My kids are in abroad- New Zealand and Australia. I have travelled to Singapore, Dubai, Europe, Australia and New Zealand and comparatively found the life so neat and clean.

[@madhursaurabh]

1.5 lacs per month is toooooo much, grocery 50k....you are spending tooo much......3 lacs per month is tooo much

[@AgnesMann]

For living or for school?

[@madhursaurabh]

And that too in indore is very surprising.... you can live in tier 1 city like Mumbai, Delhi, banglore ,pune etc in less than that price

[@barbie3747]

I thought you all are going to live in Portugal 🇵🇹 isn’t that so? Or you changed your mind and decided to go back to London England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿?

[@AgnesMann]

This is still not decided. We are still figuring this out but will put a video up as soon as we have decided

[@DURGESHYADAV-kl4vy]

Listen sister you wasting some part of your money in useless things 1- why do you have to use your car even to go gym you can go on foot 2- if you buy groceries online it will cost you much high you can go to the vegetable market and buy for atleast 2 or 3 days use refrigerator to keep fresh 3- before buying a car you should have learnt how to drive so that you can save money on hiring a driver and there are many things on which you are just recklessly wasting money being in India you can learn how a middle class family lives a proper standard life in cost-effective ways

[@AgnesMann]

Well because we choose to live the way we do. Thanks for your message

[@banksterkid5930]

​@@AgnesManncar is good for family but I do suggest getting scooter. For groceries I use Dmart. And Godrej for nonveg. I really say dont feed your kids Indian food every day bcoz its carb rich. Protein is must

[@ujpandfamilymembers7552]

🙏🙏🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🎁🎁🙏🙏

[@AgnesMann]

🥰🥰🥰

[@MOHANLAL-ek9un]

ONLINE SCHOOL V KOI SCHOOL HUA😂😂

[@AgnesMann]

?

[@MOHANLAL-ek9un]

@@AgnesMann ONLINE SCHOOL IS NOT GOOD FOR CHILDREN'S