According to the findings of a study, Mumbai is the most expensive city in India at Rs13,017 per night for an individual tourist which includes an accommodation, pre-meal drink, dinner and taxi ride

Chennai: Mumbai continues to be the most expensive city in India closely followed by Delhi and Chennai in terms of night charges in hotels, according to a study conducted by TripIndex of leading online travel portal, TripAdvisor, reports PTI.

According to the findings, Mumbai is the most expensive city in India at Rs13,017 per night for an individual tourist which includes an accommodation, pre-meal drink, dinner and taxi ride, said TripAdvisor (India) country manager Nikhil Ganju.

According to him, the same fare at Delhi costs Rs12,978 while in Chennai it stood at Rs12,530.

With a difference of less than Rs160, cost of a night in Delhi compares to a night in Cape Town, while a night in Chennai and Kolkata works out as much as in Macau (China) and Warsaw (Poland), respectively, he told reporters.

The TripIndex helps travellers to decide on their preferred destination with a quick and useful reference, he said.

Observing that investments of $40 million is spent on online portals, he said only 16% of it was spent on travel websites.

“There is enough headroom for us (to make additional revenues). Through these initiatives, people will find it easier to decide on their destination...,” he said.

The findings also revealed that taxis fare in Chennai is the most expensive at Rs201 for a journey, while the same is Rs100 in Pune.

Besides, he said that South India leads as the most expensive region on average cost of Rs8,537.5 (per day) closely followed by West at Rs8,186.16, East Rs6,344.75 and Rs5,335.22 in the northern region, the study said.

Hotel room prices are also higher in South India at Rs6,567.63 followed by West at Rs6,109.67, East Rs4,774.2 and North at Rs4,169, the study said.