Money and Costs

Indian rupees (₹)

Budget: Less than ₹3000

• Dorm bed: ₹400–600
• Double room in a budget hotel: ₹400–1000
• All-you-can-eat thalis (plate meals): ₹100–300
• Bus and train tickets: ₹300–500

Midrange: ₹4000–10000

• Double hotel room: ₹1500–5000
• Meals in midrange restaurants: ₹600–1500
• Admission to historic sights and museums: ₹500–1500
• Local taxis/autorickshaws: ₹500–2000

Top End: More than ₹10000

• Deluxe hotel room: ₹5000–24,000
• Meals at superior restaurants: ₹2000–5000
• First-class train travel: ₹1000–8000
• Renting a car and driver: ₹2000 and up per day

Bargaining is a way of life in many contexts in India, including at markets and most shops. Keep things in perspective: haggle hard but not without a sense of humour. There are also plenty of more upmarket shops and government emporiums where haggling is inappropriate, as prices are fixed. You'll usually have to agree to a price before hiring a taxi or autorickshaw, or a car and driver for longer trips.

Delhi Hotel Exchanges cash Western currencies and (at poor rates) Nepali rupees. On Hill Cart Rd's eastern side lane, opposite the Central Bus Terminus.