How much to tip in Mumbai or India general?

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India doesn't have a strong tipping culture. Still tourists are used to tip there, especially when they had a good service. And to be honest, this is a general trend in the vast majority of countries around the world. When you have received a good service, you are encouraged to tip. This is a way to show your appreciation and also to make those people life a bit better. This also encourage them to deliver good service to other tourists. 10 years ago, it was pretty different but with the explosion of tourism in a lot of countries, tipping has quickly become something that is expected and widely accepted.

Now with regards to the amount! This is a key point. You should tip between 3% and 10% of the overall amount. So if this is something "expensive", you'll usually pay around 3-5% and if this is cheap, more around 7-10% (for instance 70 to 100 INR for a 1,000 INR bill).

Then your comment is right, you should also take into consideration the salary. In India, depending on the region, the level of seniority and the grade of the restaurant/hotel, the staff is paid between 7.000 INR and 15.000 INR per month.

So for instance, if someone helps you with your luggage. Let's say that you have 2 large pieces and bring them to your home. If this takes 10 minutes, you could tip him 20-40 INR.

I recently wrote a post about tipping in different countries. It isn't specific to India but you'll find there some good tipping practices.

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Many of the people doing service jobs at this income scale make less than 10000 Rupees / month. I often give 100 Rupee tips for drivers / waiters / hotel workers for routine tasks and 300-500 for unusual or very good work. This practice seems to be appreciated and rarely makes anyone act uncomfortable.

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