Gold rate in Kochi today
The 24K gold rate in Kochi today is ₹ 134,303 per 10 grams, ₹ 13,430 per gram and ₹ 156,648 per tola. Rates on this page are recalculated throughout the trading day, so the figure you see is the one in force right now.
For jewellery buyers the more relevant grade is 22 karat, currently ₹ 123,111 per 10 grams. Twenty-one karat, common in Gulf-style designs, is ₹ 117,515, and 18 karat — the standard for diamond and stone settings — is ₹ 100,727. Twenty karat, occasionally quoted for lighter pieces, works out at ₹ 111,919 per 10 grams.
Silver in Kochi is trading at ₹ 203.05 per 10 grams for 999 fine, or ₹ 6,316 per troy ounce.
The Kochi gold market
Kochi anchors the Kerala gold trade, and Kerala buys more gold per head than anywhere else in India. The market quotes in pavan rather than grams, and the density of competing showrooms — several national chains alongside hundreds of independents — keeps retail spreads competitive despite the distance from the western import hubs.
Where Kochi sits against the rest of India
Of the 101 India markets we price, Kochi is currently the 94th cheapest . It sits ₹ 402 per 10 grams above Mumbai, the national floor. Kottayam, the dearest market, is a further ₹ 13 above here.
That gap is not a markup anyone chose. The metal costs the same everywhere on earth at any given second — what differs is the cost of getting a physical bar onto a counter in Kochi: freight from the point of import, insurance in transit, security and storage, and how many dealers compete locally. The live national ranking shows every market side by side.
Buying gold in Kochi
Ask for the rate per pavan and the making charge per gram separately. Quoting one without the other is the most common way a headline price conceals the real cost, and it is worth being firm about. Kerala showrooms quote 916 by default; confirm if the terms 916 and 22K are being used loosely.
Whatever else you do, get four figures separately before agreeing anything: the metal rate for the exact karat you are buying, the making charge, the wastage percentage, and the tax. With those four, two shops become directly comparable. With a single all-in price, they cannot be — and a shop unwilling to break it down has told you something about the price.
One more local reference point: at current Kochi rates a gram of 24K gold costs about 66× a gram of 999 silver. Silver rates for Kochi are published in full.
Before you buy or sell in Kochi
These cost people more money than the rate itself does, and each is worth two minutes:
- Two words decide the price here. 916 is the hallmark for 22 carat, and a pavan is 8 grams — get both straight before comparing shops.
- Making charges, not the gold rate, are what differ between shops. How they are calculated, and why a low charge with high wastage can cost more than the reverse.
- Check the karat before you check the price. What the stamps guarantee and which tests actually prove anything — the magnet test only works in one direction.
- Understand where the number comes from. The full chain from dollar spot to the board outside your jeweller, with today's live figures at each step.