{
  "title": "The petboard Pet Care Price Index — October 2026",
  "edition": "2026-10",
  "url": "https://www.petboard.in/blog/pet-care-price-index-2026-10",
  "method_url": "https://www.petboard.in/blog/pet-care-price-index-2026-10#how-we-got-these-numbers",
  "publisher": "petboard",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "snapshot_utc": "2026-10-18T17:03:33.107Z",
  "currency": "INR",
  "prices": "Listed prices, not prices paid. One price per business per service: its lowest standard price, with GST where petboard adds GST.",
  "threshold": 10,
  "rounding": "nearest ₹50 below ₹1,000; nearest ₹100 from ₹1,000 up",
  "total_operators": 129,
  "city_operators": {
    "Bengaluru": 10,
    "Delhi NCR": 15,
    "Mumbai region": 16
  },
  "city_unknown_operators": 13,
  "cells": [
    {
      "scope": "All India",
      "service": "Boarding",
      "unit": "per night",
      "n": 105,
      "p25": 650,
      "median": 900,
      "p75": 1200
    },
    {
      "scope": "All India",
      "service": "Daycare",
      "unit": "per day",
      "n": 71,
      "p25": 450,
      "median": 600,
      "p75": 700
    },
    {
      "scope": "All India",
      "service": "Grooming (any size)",
      "unit": "per service",
      "n": 48,
      "p25": 400,
      "median": 700,
      "p75": 1000
    },
    {
      "scope": "All India",
      "service": "Training",
      "unit": "per session",
      "n": 26,
      "p25": 500,
      "median": 1100,
      "p75": 1500
    },
    {
      "scope": "All India",
      "service": "Pet sitting",
      "unit": "per visit",
      "n": 27,
      "p25": 450,
      "median": 600,
      "p75": 1000
    },
    {
      "scope": "Bengaluru",
      "service": "Boarding",
      "unit": "per night",
      "n": 10,
      "p25": 650,
      "median": 1000,
      "p75": 1000
    },
    {
      "scope": "Delhi NCR",
      "service": "Boarding",
      "unit": "per night",
      "n": 13,
      "p25": 800,
      "median": 1000,
      "p75": 1200
    },
    {
      "scope": "Delhi NCR",
      "service": "Daycare",
      "unit": "per day",
      "n": 11,
      "p25": 500,
      "median": 600,
      "p75": 700
    },
    {
      "scope": "Mumbai region",
      "service": "Boarding",
      "unit": "per night",
      "n": 14,
      "p25": 750,
      "median": 900,
      "p75": 1200
    }
  ]
}