Budget plan in India

Before landing here, I asked a few budget questions on IndiaMike (very useful forum for either backpackers or for people who want to live in India for some time.) since I have to manage my life well due to limited salary. Thanks for a few folks' replies. According to their suggestions and my own experience, hopefully the following list can give you some snapshots about $$.

- Preliminary

Place: Chennai, India
Currency: INR (India Rupees)
Memo: I'm a female... but I eat a lot..(sometimes) :p

- DRINK/WATER

Tea(chai) 3-5 from roadside stall
A bottle of mineral water 1L: 12
A coke (can) 20-25
A beer 75 (650ml kingfisher)

- FOOD

A breakfast local (bread omelet, toast, dosa or idly) 10-15

It depends on what kind of restaurant/hotel you go.
If in small local restaurant (most of them offer VEG/NON-VEG choice), a regular VEG MEAL (Indian food lunch/dinner) costs 25-30, NON-VEG is much costly (chicken/prawn/fish), more than 50.
If it's 3 star, price will be around 300+ (fixed menu)
4 star might be 500+
5 star 700+

Fried chicken (MarryBrown) 39 for a small piece
A fixed menu (1 burger, 1 coke, 1 french fries) would cost 100

My regular dinning out places (offer decent sizzler or good pasta or any kinds of continental food) would cost around 150~350

- ACCOMMODATION

Guest house (shared by 3-4 people) equipped with kitchen, 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1 living room, no A/C but FAN would be 10,000/month. For everyone it is around 2500~3000 per month plus electricity, water and maintenance fee.

- COMMUNICATION

Internet access 20-25/hr or 50/1.5hr (RelianceWebWord) or 50/2hr (iWay). Some places provide webcam/netphone facility but it always depends. Reliance WebWorld and iWay are chain stores, some netcafe are privately owned.

Mobile (prepaid SIM card): Pay 99+ to get a new number (Airtel or Hutch). Recharge card costs around 100+ (every month I spend around 350 to keep my cellphone alive..)

ISD (international telephone booth) is everywhere but the rate is relatively high compared to netphone (Skype or Yahoo voice chat.) A Call from India to Taiwan Taipei might cost 15~25 per min. A meter will print the bill after you finish.

- TRANSPORTATION

rickshaw: prices depends on distance and how you bargain. Better to ask people who travel with auto regularly about the price and bargain with 5 or 10 rupee less with driver. 8 ropes per kilometer can be applied but would be much costly.

Train tickets: depends on distance and class. You might get detail info (time schedule as well as price) on IRCTC

Anything else?

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