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Plan any Indian wedding, corporate event, birthday, or celebration budget in minutes. Add your expense categories, set quantities and rates, and get a real-time cost estimate with a per-guest breakdown, free and with no sign-up required.

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Average Wedding Cost in India by City (2026)

Wedding costs depend mainly on city tier and per-plate catering rate.

City Tier Per Plate (Veg) Total for 200-300 Guests
Tier 1 (Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, premium Jaipur venues) ₹1,200-1,800 ₹15-30 lakh
Tier 2 (Udaipur, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Pune) ₹800-1,200 ₹10-20 lakh
Tier 3 (smaller towns) ₹500-800 ₹6-12 lakh

Non-veg menus cost about 35% more than veg. Destination weddings usually start around ₹15-20 lakh even for 100-150 guests, because of venue exclusivity and guest travel.

Function-Wise Wedding Budget Split

Most Indian weddings span multiple functions. Here's a rough share of total budget per function, useful for setting up your custom categories in the calculator above.

Function Share of Total Budget
Haldi 3-5%
Mehndi 6-10%
Sangeet 10-15%
Wedding ceremony 35-45%
Reception 20-30%

Planning a smaller budget? See our budget wedding planning guide for ways to trim these without cutting corners.

Corporate Event Budget in India

Event Type Cost per Attendee
Seminar / internal meeting ₹500-1,200
Mid-size conference ₹1,200-3,500
Product launch / gala ₹3,000-8,000+
Offsite / retreat (per day, with stay) ₹4,000-10,000

Add 18% GST on top, most vendor quotes don't include it. More on planning these: corporate events.

Contingency Buffer

Keep 10% of your total budget aside for indoor events, 15% for outdoor or destination weddings. Add it as its own custom category in the calculator so it doesn't get absorbed into other line items.

Wedding & Event Budget Calculator FAQs

It depends heavily on city and guest count. A mid-range wedding for 200-300 guests typically runs ₹10-20 lakh in Tier 2 cities and ₹15-30 lakh in Tier 1 cities like Delhi, Mumbai, or Bangalore. Destination weddings usually start higher, around ₹15-20 lakh even for smaller guest lists, because of venue exclusivity and travel costs.

Catering and the main wedding ceremony together usually take up 35-45% of the total budget, making it the single largest expense. Add the reception, which is often catering-heavy too, and food-related costs alone can cross 50% of a total wedding budget.

Vegetarian catering runs ₹1,200-1,800 per plate in Tier 1 cities, ₹800-1,200 in Tier 2 cities, and ₹500-800 in Tier 3 cities. Non-vegetarian menus typically cost around 35% more than the equivalent vegetarian menu.

10% is a reasonable minimum for a straightforward indoor event. Raise it to 15% for outdoor events, destination weddings, or events with many vendors, where the chance of unplanned costs is higher.

It ranges widely by format: ₹500-1,200 per person for a simple seminar, ₹1,200-3,500 for a mid-size conference, and ₹4,000-10,000 per person per day for an offsite or retreat with accommodation. Large managed events with full production can run ₹2,000-10,000 or more per attendee.

Yes. It's completely free, works without any sign-up, and you can use it for any event type, including weddings, engagements, birthdays, corporate events, and receptions.

No account or login is required to use the calculator, and there's no need to share personal financial information to get your estimate.

Yes. Set your guest count and total budget as usual, then use the "Add Custom Category" option for destination-specific costs like guest travel, multi-day accommodation, and venue exclusivity fees that a local wedding budget wouldn't normally include.

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