New Delhi: TripAdvisor.In^®, the world’s largest travel site*, has  launched the inaugural version of TripIndex  a cost comparison of  11  hot tourist & metropolitan cities in India as well as 50 key tourist cities around the world, tracked against the Indian Rupee. TripIndex is the first of its kind Travel Price Index which provides Indian travellers an insight into holiday spots that can fit their budget.

TripAdvisor’s TripIndex is based on the combined cost of one night’s accommodation, a core food item, a beverage and a taxi journey in each destination. Though the parameters for some of these basic items vary for the domestic and international cost analysis, it still gives a very credible benchmark for travellers to estimate expenditure and compare holiday spots based on their budget.

According to Nikhil Ganju, Country Manager TripAdvisor (India) “Value for money is an important consideration for Indian travellers while planning a holiday.  TripIndex is a great measure to assess the hit on your wallet for some of the most visited cities in India and the world, and will certainly help travellers  plan trips based on realistic expenditure estimates.”

Deal Stealers

Pink city, Jaipur emerges as the least expensive holiday spot for Indians with a total TripIndex cost of  ` 3933/-

Jaipur is closely followed by Agra with a TripIndex of   4,573/-.

For those with their sight set on an international holiday, Bangkok surfaces as a budget friendly foreign trip with a TripIndex cost of 5104.15/-.

Life in a Metro

‘Maximum city’ Mumbai emerged as the most expensive of all metros between New Delhi,Mumbai, Kolkata and Bangalore with a TripIndex cost of 7,921.

However, Mumbai features at No. 15 among the most affordable cities in the international list.

Stretching the Rupee

With a TripIndex cost of 6175, 6740 & 6125 respectively for Darjeeling, Goa and Kochi, these vacation hot spots may be less expensive than the metros but are at least 25% more expensive than both Jaipur and Agra.

For the Indian Globetrotter

A favourite among Indian travellers, Bangkok emerged as the best value international city beating 49 cities with its total TripIndex cost coming to 5104 & rivalling evergreen hill station Shimla as a choice for your next vacation.

Conveniently accessible Asia is the most affordable continent for Indians comprising of 4 of the 10 most affordable cities including Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Beijing & Macau.

The most expensive city in the International list list, Paris, came in at 19,553.9 nearly 4 times more expensive than Bangkok, followed by Zurich, Tokyo, London & New York.

Affordability in the ten cheapest destinations is most evident in hotel and taxi costs.  One night in a four-star hotel in Bangkok is just 3908.5 compared to an average of  13,572.53 for the ten most expensive destinations. While an eight km taxi journey costs just 113.1 238.8 in many of the ten cheapest destinations, the same journey costs over 1903.2  in the likes of Zurich and Tokyo.

Best Value Indian Cities
CITY (`)	Hotel (`)	Taxi (`)	Meal (`)	Beer (`)	Total (`)
Jaipur	2,080	1,000	678	175	3,933
Agra	3,128	600	665	180	4,573
Shimla	3,000	1,500	900	125	5,525
Kochi	4,000	1,300	600	225	6,125
Darjeeling	4,400	800	800	175	6,175
Best Value International Cities
CITY (`)	Hotel (`)	Taxi (`)	Pizza (`)	Dry Martini(`)	Total (`)
Bangkok	3,908.58	113.16	627.55	454.13	5,104.16
Beijing	4,468.53	182.97	274.09	548.92	5,474.51
Sharm El Sheikh	4,741.15	152.85	264.54	688.54	5,847.07
Kuala Lumpur	4,823.45	152.11	501.16	633.43	6,110.14
Sofia	5,215.12	176.36	396.81	396.81	6,185.10
Most Expensive International Cities
CITY (`)	Hotel (`)	Taxi (`)	Pizza (`)	Dry Martini(`)	Total (`)
Paris	16,521.27	452.66	963.37	1,616.63	19,553.93
Zurich	14,023.57	1,903.22	886.21	503.36	17,315.63
Tokyo	12,417.22	1,720.98	1,616.63	1,212.48	16,966.58
London	13,664.97	1,469.67	881.07	1,028.77	17,044.47
New York city	14,793.68	570.23	546.72	820.81	16,731.44