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Cooks across India

Daily home cooking, live-in cooks, party cooking. Choose your city below, or post a free request and verified professionals call you back.

Cost estimator

Know the price before anyone calls — 16 cooking jobs priced for your city

Pick your city and what needs doing, and get an itemised range. metros run about 30% higher.

  • Two meals a day: from ₹8,500 per month
  • Live-in cook: from ₹14,450 per month
  • Cook for a party (up to 25 people): from ₹1,530 per day

Cooks in the metros

Cooks in other cities

Common questions

What does a home cook charge in your city?

One meal a day for a family of four is ₹5,000–₹8,000 a month in your city; two meals ₹8,000–₹12,000. Live-in cooks are ₹15,000–₹22,000 with food and stay. Party cooking is ₹1,200–₹2,500 a day.

Will they cook my style of food?

Say your cuisine and veg or non-veg when you post. Cooks list what they cook; most do South Indian and North Indian daily food, and many specialise.

What about groceries?

You buy groceries; the cook plans and tells you what is needed. Some cooks buy for you with the bills if you prefer.

Does TheHire charge customers anything?

No. Posting a request and talking to professionals is free. You pay the professional directly for the work, at the price you agree with them.

How are professionals verified?

Every verified professional has confirmed their phone number and submitted an ID document that our team has checked. Reviews come only from customers who hired them through TheHire.