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City and Family

Build the household budget from the life you expect to live, not from a single city index. Rent or loan payments, school fees, healthcare, transport and support for relatives can dominate the difference between two otherwise similar plans. Start with a city comparison, then replace estimates with quotations from the actual school, landlord and provider. School calendars and entry requirements vary, so ask each institution directly. Separate recurring costs from deposits, moving expenses and furnishing. If you already own property, include maintenance, vacancy and financing instead of assuming it creates dependable income. The guides below organise those questions and expose their source limits. The spending calculator is a first cash-runway illustration; a decision to stop working needs a fuller plan and independent review.

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  1. What a Returning Family Spends in India's Major Cities

    Build an India budget from rent, schools, household help, transport and utilities. Compare returnee lifestyle assumptions across cities, not a generic headline index.

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  2. Schools for Returning NRI Kids: Fees and Admissions

    Compare CBSE, ICSE, IGCSE and IB for children returning to India. Plan for fees, admission costs, timing and curriculum fit; confirm current quotes with each school.

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  3. Keep the Flat or Sell? Indian Rental Yield After Costs

    Compare rent after maintenance, vacancy, tax and management costs with the value tied up in an Indian flat. Returnee scenarios and assumptions, not a yield guarantee.

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  4. NRI Property Purchase in India: FEMA-Compliant Funding, Documents, Tax on Rent and Sale, Home Loans, and Common Mistakes

    When an NRI or OCI cardholder buys residential or commercial property in India, the transaction is a FEMA event, a tax event, and a bank event at the same time. Payment must flow through banking channels or NRE/NRO/FCNR(B), agricultural land is off-limits, PAN is required for registration, and the funding source you use today determines what you can repatriate later. The article walks through the primary-source rules and the mistakes that most often force a compounding application under FEMA.

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