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Where should I live in India?

Answer 6 quick questions and get your best Indian city match from 36 options. Scored against verified data on cost of living, healthcare quality, dining, weather, jobs, and lifestyle — not vibes. No signup, no email, ~90 seconds.

Question 1 of 6

What stage of life are you optimising for?

Pick the one closest to you. We'll weight the rest accordingly.

🚀Early career — chasing the best job market

👨‍👩‍👧Building a family — schools and healthcare matter most

💻Remote-work freedom — best lifestyle per rupee

🏞️Slowing down — quieter pace, cleaner air, good hospitals

Question 2 of 6

What's your monthly budget for rent + lifestyle?

Approximate. Affects which cities score above your threshold.

💰Under ₹50,000/month — value above all

💰💰₹50,000–₹1,50,000 — comfortable mid-range

💰💰💰₹1,50,000+ — cost is not the constraint

Question 3 of 6 · Multiple allowed

What do you absolutely need within 1 hour?

Pick all that apply. Strongest weight in the score.

🏥Top multi-specialty hospital (NABH-accredited, transplants available)

🎓International / IB / Cambridge school

✈️International airport with global connections

💼Tech / consulting / finance job market

🚇Metro rail network

Question 4 of 6

What weather do you prefer?

Year-round average matters more than peak temps.

❄️Cool to cold — I want a real winter

🌤️Moderate — Bengaluru/Pune-style mild year-round

☀️Warm — I prefer summer over winter

🌊Coastal — humid is fine if I'm by the sea

Question 5 of 6 · Multiple allowed

What kind of food culture excites you?

Tells us how much regional cuisine matters vs cosmopolitan variety.

🍛Deep regional cuisine — Saoji, Mangalorean, Odia, Assamese, Bengali

🥗Strong vegetarian / thali tradition

🍚Biryani / Mughlai / Nawabi cuisine

🌍Cosmopolitan — Italian, Japanese, Thai, fine dining

🐟Coastal seafood

Question 6 of 6

Big-city energy or small-city calm?

Density vs pace tradeoff.

🌆Metro energy — I want density, options, nightlife

🏙️Tier-2 — modern amenities, less chaos

🌳Tier-3 — small, slow, regional

🤷Don't care, optimise the other dimensions

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