Tip Calculator for Delhi

Tip Calculator for Delhi

In India a tip of about 10 percent is common at sit-down restaurants, usually in cash. Under the Central Consumer Protection Authority's 2022 guidelines, restaurants cannot add a service charge automatically or by default; any tip is voluntary. This page opens the tip calculator for Delhi in Indian rupee (INR) with a 10 percent tip and a bill split 4 ways.

Facts that change the answer

• Typical tip in Delhi: 10 percent
• Service charge: Restaurants may not add a mandatory service charge (CCPA guidelines, July 2022).
• Tax: GST of 5 percent applies to most restaurant bills and is shown separately.
• Currency: Indian rupee (INR)

Worked example for Delhi

A 4-person meal in Delhi with a bill of INR 1,800.00 and a 10 percent tip comes to INR 1,980.00, or INR 495.00 each. At 15 percent the total would be INR 2,070.00. (Example bill; use your own receipt.)

Delhi has about 11,034,555 people (GeoNames). Customs are much the same in Ahmedabad, the nearest large city in India on this list. Across the border, Lahore in Pakistan follows different habits, so check that city's page before you travel.

Quick amounts in INR at 10 percent: on INR 900.00 the tip is INR 90.00 and the total INR 990.00; on INR 1,800.00 the tip is INR 180.00 and the total INR 1,980.00; on INR 3,600.00 the tip is INR 360.00 and the total INR 3,960.00; on INR 7,200.00 the tip is INR 720.00 and the total INR 7,920.00. At 5 percent the tip on INR 1,800.00 would be INR 90.00, and at 15 percent INR 270.00.

Sources: FastBuySale editorial summary of local custom (customs vary) · GeoNames. Checked 5 November 2026. For how the maths works, see the Tip Calculator guide.