[akudha]

18K USD is a LOT of money in India. Real estate in bigger Indian cities is super expensive. Everything else is much, much cheaper than western countries. You can get fantastic food (tasty and healthy) compared to the U.S, very cheap. Things can get much, much cheaper if you step out of the bigger cities.

[raincom]

More importantly, one can hire maids for everything: cooking, driving, babysitter, concierge doctor on-call, etc.