Trivandrum, India Rent : $50 - $150 (ranging from single room to 3bed house) Utility: $20 Internet: $10 - $40(3Mbps unlimited bandwidth) Food: $100 (Assuming c

Trivandrum, India Rent : $50 - $150 (ranging from single room to 3bed house) Utility: $20 Internet: $10 - $40(3Mbps unlimited bandwidth) Food: $100 (Assuming cooking at home and occasional $3.5 subway sandwich) Car: 2x US prices ($2000 for a decent non-imported used car. Motorcycle is the preferred transport here. You get a pretty good motorcycle for $1500 new. You get really good fuel economy too.) Gas: $1.3/Litre ($5/gal) Cellphone call expenses: $10 (Phone is not part of contract. Phone costs are comparable to unlocked ones in other parts of the world.) Monthly wage : $500 - $2000 Trivandrum is at the southern part of India with an emerging IT industry. I used to work here a few years back but the scene has changed a lot now. The pay used to be less than other cities like Bangalore, but has now improved with the IT giants coming in. Living costs also shot up due to this.