Cost of owning a dog in India

Lifetime and food cost for 272 dogs, localized to INR.

The cheapest dog to own in India is the Japanese Chin (~₹407,800 lifetime). All costs in INR. Pet insurance is still a small market in India — most owners self-pay vet bills.

#	Breed	Size	Food/yr	Lifetime
1	Japanese Chin	Small	₹8,000	₹407,800
2	Russian Toy	Small	₹5,800	₹439,800
3	English Toy Spaniel	Small	₹9,200	₹453,000
4	Toy Fox Terrier	Small	₹5,000	₹457,700
5	Chihuahua	Small	₹4,700	₹464,700
6	Miniature Pinscher	Small	₹8,000	₹485,600
7	Danish-Swedish Farmdog	Small	₹13,100	₹486,900
8	Bolognese	Small	₹6,500	₹488,400
9	Russell Terrier	Small	₹9,900	₹493,200
10	Portuguese Podengo Pequeno	Small	₹9,200	₹499,300
11	Schipperke	Small	₹10,500	₹500,500
12	Lancashire Heeler	Small	₹10,500	₹503,500
13	Boston Terrier	Small	₹13,600	₹505,600
14	Jagdterrier	Small	₹14,200	₹508,500
15	Norwich Terrier	Small	₹9,900	₹509,400
16	Tibetan Spaniel	Small	₹9,900	₹509,400
17	Papillon	Small	₹6,900	₹513,300
18	Italian Greyhound	Small	₹9,000	₹513,900
19	Border Terrier	Small	₹10,500	₹517,000
20	Affenpinscher	Small	₹7,700	₹519,500
21	Norfolk Terrier	Small	₹9,500	₹520,400
22	Miniature Bull Terrier	Small	₹16,100	₹522,800
23	Brussels Griffon	Small	₹8,000	₹524,500
24	Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka	Small	₹6,900	₹525,600
25	Australian Terrier	Small	₹13,100	₹534,500
26	Japanese Spitz	Small	₹13,100	₹534,500
27	Chinese Crested	Small	₹8,600	₹538,600
28	Cairn Terrier	Small	₹10,800	₹538,700
29	Smooth Fox Terrier	Small	₹12,500	₹544,700
30	Wire Fox Terrier	Small	₹12,500	₹544,700
31	Löwchen	Small	₹10,100	₹545,900
32	Pekingese	Small	₹11,000	₹546,600
33	Parson Russell Terrier	Small	₹11,600	₹549,200
34	Silky Terrier	Small	₹8,600	₹549,200
35	Lakeland Terrier	Small	₹12,900	₹549,800
36	Scottish Terrier	Small	₹14,400	₹550,400
37	Cirneco dell’Etna	Small	₹15,300	₹550,700
38	Beagle	Small	₹17,200	₹558,700
39	Pug	Small	₹12,300	₹559,600
40	Mudi	Small	₹16,200	₹562,800
41	Cesky Terrier	Small	₹14,000	₹564,900
42	Poodle (Miniature)	Small	₹10,100	₹570,100
43	Maltese	Small	₹6,500	₹571,600
44	Lhasa Apso	Small	₹11,600	₹572,500
45	Biewer Terrier	Small	₹5,800	₹572,600
46	Basenji	Small	₹16,100	₹579,200
47	Yorkshire Terrier	Small	₹5,400	₹579,600
48	Havanese	Small	₹8,600	₹583,300
49	Shetland Sheepdog	Small	₹14,400	₹590,300
50	Manchester Terrier (Toy)	Small	₹9,900	₹590,500
51	French Bulldog	Small	₹15,500	₹593,400
52	Pomeranian	Small	₹5,000	₹593,500
53	American Eskimo Dog	Small	₹14,800	₹593,600
54	Teddy Roosevelt Terrier	Small	₹12,500	₹597,300
55	Taiwan Dog	Medium	₹21,100	₹598,300
56	Bulldog (English)	Medium	₹26,500	₹602,700
57	Rat Terrier	Small	₹13,100	₹605,700
58	Shiba Inu	Small	₹14,400	₹606,800
59	Pumi	Medium	₹17,400	₹610,200
60	Bedlington Terrier	Small	₹14,400	₹610,300
61	Welsh Terrier	Small	₹14,400	₹610,300
62	Sealyham Terrier	Small	₹16,200	₹614,600
63	Cavalier King Charles Spaniel	Small	₹12,000	₹614,800
64	American Hairless Terrier	Small	₹11,000	₹619,700
65	Maltipoo	Small	₹10,100	₹625,600
66	Dachshund	Small	₹16,600	₹629,100
67	Treeing Tennessee Brindle	Medium	₹24,300	₹633,200
68	Basset Fauve de Bretagne	Medium	₹20,200	₹634,500
69	Manchester Terrier (Standard)	Small	₹12,900	₹638,300
70	Poodle (Toy)	Small	₹5,000	₹638,900
71	Braque du Bourbonnais	Medium	₹26,100	₹642,800
72	Pembroke Welsh Corgi	Medium	₹19,000	₹643,700
73	Dogue de Bordeaux	Giant	₹50,000	₹653,900
74	Icelandic Sheepdog	Medium	₹18,300	₹656,600
75	Shikoku	Medium	₹26,500	₹657,900
76	Nederlandse Kooikerhondje	Medium	₹17,200	₹663,800
77	Norwegian Lundehund	Medium	₹17,200	₹663,800
78	Swedish Vallhund	Medium	₹18,300	₹665,500
79	German Shepherd Dog	Large	₹37,000	₹666,400
80	Yakutian Laika	Medium	₹27,600	₹670,200
81	Peruvian Inca Orchid	Medium	₹20,400	₹670,400
82	Mountain Cur	Medium	₹26,500	₹672,800
83	Irish Terrier	Medium	₹17,600	₹676,800
84	Staffordshire Bull Terrier	Medium	₹20,200	₹680,900
85	West Highland White Terrier	Small	₹13,100	₹681,600
86	Kai Ken	Medium	₹19,600	₹683,100
87	Flat-Coated Retriever	Large	₹35,100	₹683,800
88	Dandie Dinmont Terrier	Small	₹14,900	₹685,100
89	Chinese Shar-Pei	Large	₹29,900	₹687,900
90	Slovensky Kopov	Medium	₹23,700	₹689,600
91	Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen	Medium	₹20,900	₹690,600
92	German Pinscher	Medium	₹22,000	₹692,200
93	American Water Spaniel	Medium	₹22,000	₹692,700
94	Cocker Spaniel	Medium	₹17,200	₹694,200
95	Finnish Spitz	Medium	₹17,900	₹696,000
96	Kishu Ken	Medium	₹26,500	₹698,700
97	Whippet	Medium	₹20,900	₹700,700
98	Boykin Spaniel	Medium	₹20,900	₹704,400
99	German Shepherd	Large	₹37,000	₹704,900
100	Cardigan Welsh Corgi	Medium	₹20,400	₹706,600
101	Karelian Bear Dog	Medium	₹27,300	₹707,700
102	Miniature Schnauzer	Small	₹12,000	₹712,000
103	English Cocker Spaniel	Medium	₹19,600	₹712,500
104	Norwegian Buhund	Medium	₹21,100	₹716,700
105	Swedish Lapphund	Medium	₹23,200	₹719,700
106	Field Spaniel	Medium	₹25,400	₹723,000
107	Glen of Imaal Terrier	Medium	₹22,400	₹723,000
108	Sloughi	Medium	₹25,400	₹723,000
109	Irish Wolfhound	Giant	₹52,900	₹723,200
110	Shih Tzu	Small	₹10,100	₹724,500
111	Tibetan Terrier	Small	₹16,600	₹724,800
112	Croatian Sheepdog	Medium	₹22,800	₹726,000
113	German Spitz	Medium	₹17,200	₹727,300
114	Ibizan Hound	Medium	₹27,600	₹738,600
115	Kromfohrlander	Medium	₹18,300	₹743,000
116	Brittany	Medium	₹22,000	₹744,000
117	Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier	Medium	₹22,000	₹744,000
118	Chow Chow	Large	₹31,900	₹748,200
119	Portuguese Podengo	Large	₹28,900	₹748,700
120	Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever	Medium	₹25,400	₹748,900
121	Miniature American Shepherd	Medium	₹19,600	₹750,300
122	Norrbottenspets	Medium	₹17,200	₹750,700
123	Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog	Medium	₹23,700	₹752,000
124	Coton de Tulear	Small	₹9,500	₹752,000
125	Portuguese Sheepdog	Medium	₹27,800	₹753,400
126	Bichon Frise	Small	₹11,600	₹754,000
127	German Shorthaired Pointer	Large	₹31,900	₹761,300
128	English Springer Spaniel	Medium	₹26,500	₹763,400
129	Schapendoes	Medium	₹24,700	₹764,600
130	Working Kelpie	Medium	₹26,100	₹771,300
131	Deutscher Wachtelhund	Medium	₹27,600	₹778,000
132	Irish Red and White Setter	Medium	₹27,600	₹778,000
133	Finnish Lapphund	Medium	₹25,800	₹779,700
134	Kerry Blue Terrier	Medium	₹22,800	₹779,700
135	Azawakh	Medium	₹26,100	₹784,800
136	Jindo	Medium	₹24,300	₹784,800
137	Australian Cattle Dog	Medium	₹25,400	₹786,600
138	American English Coonhound	Large	₹30,800	₹788,800
139	Canaan Dog	Medium	₹26,500	₹789,800
140	Welsh Springer Spaniel	Medium	₹26,500	₹789,800
141	Lagotto Romagnolo	Medium	₹19,400	₹792,300
142	Xoloitzcuintli	Medium	₹20,900	₹793,100
143	Belgian Laekenois	Large	₹33,100	₹793,900
144	Rhodesian Ridgeback	Large	₹40,000	₹798,700
145	Bohemian Shepherd	Medium	₹28,200	₹799,100
146	Keeshond	Medium	₹24,300	₹799,900
147	Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen	Medium	₹25,400	₹800,500
148	French Spaniel	Large	₹30,800	₹802,100
149	Drever	Medium	₹23,200	₹803,600
150	Boxer	Large	₹35,100	₹805,500
151	Segugio Italiano	Large	₹28,800	₹806,600
152	Entlebucher Mountain Dog	Large	₹29,900	₹808,100
153	Bullmastiff	Giant	₹53,800	₹811,700
154	Puli	Medium	₹19,600	₹812,500
155	Portuguese Pointer	Medium	₹27,500	₹815,400
156	Portuguese Water Dog	Medium	₹27,600	₹819,700
157	Bernese Mountain Dog	Giant	₹45,600	₹820,300
158	Border Collie	Medium	₹25,400	₹822,500
159	Sussex Spaniel	Medium	₹24,300	₹826,700
160	Transylvanian Hound	Large	₹30,800	₹831,300
161	Bluetick Coonhound	Large	₹34,000	₹836,800
162	Clumber Spaniel	Large	₹37,000	₹837,000
163	Polish Lowland Sheepdog	Medium	₹24,300	₹837,900
164	Skye Terrier	Medium	₹24,300	₹837,900
165	Greyhound	Large	₹35,100	₹838,200
166	Czechoslovakian Vlcak	Large	₹28,900	₹839,000
167	Dalmatian	Large	₹31,900	₹844,700
168	English Foxhound	Large	₹36,000	₹848,900
169	Thai Ridgeback	Large	₹30,800	₹849,900
170	Standard Schnauzer	Medium	₹24,300	₹853,400
171	Plott Hound	Large	₹28,800	₹853,700
172	Small Munsterlander Pointer	Large	₹28,800	₹853,700
173	Curly-Coated Retriever	Large	₹40,000	₹858,900
174	Neapolitan Mastiff	Giant	₹58,800	₹860,000
175	Barbet	Large	₹28,800	₹866,600
176	Pharaoh Hound	Large	₹28,800	₹866,600
177	Scottish Deerhound	Giant	₹45,600	₹867,200
178	Porcelaine	Large	₹32,300	₹868,500
179	American Bulldog	Large	₹40,900	₹869,200
180	Doberman Pinscher	Large	₹40,900	₹869,200
181	American Foxhound	Large	₹35,100	₹870,900
182	Irish Water Spaniel	Large	₹31,600	₹871,700
183	Golden Retriever	Large	₹35,100	₹871,700
184	Berger Picard	Large	₹33,100	₹877,900
185	Treeing Walker Coonhound	Large	₹33,100	₹877,900
186	Vizsla	Large	₹29,700	₹878,800
187	Wirehaired Vizsla	Large	₹30,800	₹880,400
188	Dutch Shepherd	Large	₹32,300	₹881,000
189	Weimaraner	Large	₹38,100	₹884,000
190	Australian Shepherd	Medium	₹29,900	₹884,900
191	Basset Hound	Large	₹29,900	₹888,000
192	Bull Terrier	Large	₹33,100	₹890,300
193	Siberian Husky	Large	₹27,600	₹890,900
194	Drentsche Patrijshond	Large	₹33,200	₹892,700
195	Labrador Retriever	Large	₹36,000	₹894,000
196	Chesapeake Bay Retriever	Large	₹36,000	₹894,800
197	Saluki	Large	₹29,900	₹898,300
198	Gordon Setter	Large	₹34,000	₹902,000
199	Spanish Water Dog	Medium	₹24,300	₹902,600
200	English Setter	Large	₹34,000	₹905,200
201	Lapponian Herder	Large	₹37,000	₹905,200
202	Samoyed	Large	₹28,800	₹905,500
203	Bavarian Mountain Scent Hound	Large	₹29,500	₹906,700
204	Bracco Italiano	Large	₹38,100	₹906,700
205	Norwegian Elkhound	Large	₹29,500	₹906,700
206	Rottweiler	Large	₹51,200	₹910,600
207	Black and Tan Coonhound	Large	₹43,700	₹911,000
208	Harrier	Large	₹29,900	₹911,800
209	Wirehaired Pointing Griffon	Large	₹29,900	₹911,800
210	Stabyhoun	Large	₹28,800	₹912,700
211	Old English Sheepdog	Large	₹40,900	₹913,000
212	Broholmer	Giant	₹55,500	₹915,900
213	Wetterhoun	Large	₹34,000	₹921,700
214	Hokkaido	Large	₹30,800	₹924,400
215	Perro de Presa Canario	Giant	₹47,200	₹924,400
216	Slovakian Wirehaired Pointer	Large	₹31,900	₹926,100
217	Borzoi	Large	₹41,800	₹927,000
218	Airedale Terrier	Large	₹33,100	₹927,700
219	Hovawart	Large	₹40,000	₹929,100
220	Great Dane	Giant	₹63,100	₹935,600
221	American Leopard Hound	Large	₹31,900	₹939,500
222	Redbone Coonhound	Large	₹31,900	₹939,500
223	American Staffordshire Terrier	Large	₹30,800	₹941,500
224	Greater Swiss Mountain Dog	Giant	₹52,900	₹945,900
225	Appenzeller Sennenhund	Large	₹32,500	₹947,100
226	German Longhaired Pointer	Large	₹36,000	₹948,400
227	Catahoula Leopard Dog	Large	₹38,100	₹954,500
228	Pudelpointer	Large	₹31,900	₹957,200
229	Belgian Sheepdog	Large	₹33,100	₹961,300
230	Belgian Tervuren	Large	₹33,100	₹961,300
231	Slovensky Cuvac	Large	₹41,800	₹963,500
232	Mastiff	Giant	₹73,600	₹970,100
233	Bearded Collie	Large	₹28,800	₹970,200
234	Collie	Large	₹34,000	₹973,500
235	Hanoverian Scenthound	Large	₹44,300	₹980,700
236	Newfoundland	Giant	₹57,100	₹986,700
237	Alaskan Malamute	Large	₹40,900	₹988,200
238	Eurasier	Large	₹30,800	₹997,200
239	Great Pyrenees	Giant	₹45,600	₹999,400
240	Kuvasz	Giant	₹45,600	₹999,400
241	Chinook	Large	₹37,000	₹1,007,600
242	Bloodhound	Giant	₹46,500	₹1,009,600
243	Saint Bernard	Giant	₹65,500	₹1,015,600
244	Pointer	Large	₹33,100	₹1,018,900
245	Beauceron	Giant	₹44,600	₹1,022,000
246	Irish Setter	Large	₹35,100	₹1,022,700
247	Leonberger	Giant	₹58,800	₹1,026,800
248	Bergamasco Sheepdog	Large	₹37,200	₹1,030,400
249	Afghan Hound	Large	₹30,800	₹1,031,900
250	Briard	Large	₹40,000	₹1,036,700
251	Hamiltonstovare	Large	₹31,900	₹1,050,400
252	Belgian Malinois	Large	₹33,100	₹1,051,100
253	German Wirehaired Pointer	Large	₹33,100	₹1,051,100
254	Otterhound	Giant	₹47,400	₹1,061,700
255	Dogo Argentino	Giant	₹46,100	₹1,075,900
256	Bouvier des Flandres	Giant	₹44,600	₹1,076,700
257	Tornjak	Large	₹43,100	₹1,092,400
258	Tibetan Mastiff	Giant	₹51,900	₹1,102,100
259	Giant Schnauzer	Large	₹37,000	₹1,115,100
260	Komondor	Giant	₹44,600	₹1,131,500
261	Estrela Mountain Dog	Giant	₹50,000	₹1,134,900
262	Black Russian Terrier	Giant	₹50,200	₹1,138,400
263	Akita	Giant	₹48,400	₹1,164,100
264	Poodle (Standard)	Large	₹31,900	₹1,169,200
265	Anatolian Shepherd Dog	Giant	₹53,800	₹1,179,800
266	Boerboel	Giant	₹73,600	₹1,187,700
267	Caucasian Shepherd Dog	Giant	₹60,500	₹1,196,600
268	Tosa	Giant	₹65,500	₹1,208,200
269	Rafeiro do Alentejo	Giant	₹50,000	₹1,221,200
270	Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dog	Giant	₹53,800	₹1,269,800
271	Spanish Mastiff	Giant	₹72,100	₹1,323,900
272	Pyrenean Mastiff	Giant	₹75,300	₹1,416,100

Food & vet localized via India's price-level index; converted to INR. Estimates — verify locally.

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