Chicken tikka masala per plate, chicken
| Tier | Median | Range | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seattle | $18.95 | $14.00 to $27.99 | 17 |
| Neighborhood | $18.99 | $14.95 to $27.99 | 15 |
Seattle Indian Price Index
What Seattle Indian restaurants charge
Medians of 231 prices from 23 restaurants. Updated October 20, 2026. Prices from DoorDash menus, before fees. When we checked 52 Seattle restaurants against their own menus, DoorDash prices ran 0 to 15% higher, most often about 10%. About 1 in 4 charged the same.
- 12 neighborhoods
- 14 items
Garlic naan per naan
| Tier | Median | Range | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seattle | $4.95 | $3.99 to $8.50 | 18 |
| Neighborhood | $5.00 | $4.00 to $8.50 | 15 |
| Quick | $4.00 | $3.99 to $4.71 | 3 |
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Most places chargeHow we count
Like with like, from real menus
- 23 Seattle restaurants: 23 from DoorDash menus.
- Prices from DoorDash menus, before fees. When we checked 52 Seattle restaurants against their own menus, DoorDash prices ran 0 to 15% higher, most often about 10%. About 1 in 4 charged the same.
- Curries and biryani are each place's regular plate. Many menus list a sauce at a base price and charge for chicken, lamb or paneer on top; there the protein price is added. Some of these prices come from the choices on the menu page, not from a separate menu line.
- Chicken curry is the plain house curry with chicken. Lamb curry is the lamb rogan josh where a menu lists one, else its lamb curry.
- Some places include rice or bread with a curry, others charge for it; the listed price counts. Half portions are left out.
- Palak paneer counts saag paneer too. Dal is each place's cheapest dal tadka or dal makhani style dish.
- Samosas are per piece, only where the menu states how many come in an order. Naan is one per order; garlic basil and cheese naan are left out.
- Basmati rice is a plain side at its smallest size. Mango lassi and masala chai are each place's cheapest; iced chai is left out.
- Lunch boxes, thalis, combos, meal deals, party trays and Happy Hour prices are left out.
- Each place counts once per item. Median means half charge more, half charge less.
- "Most places charge" is the middle half of places. Range is the lowest to the highest price we found. A price shows only when 3 or more places list it.
- Restaurants outside Seattle are left out. Neighborhoods so far: Belltown, C-ID, Capitol Hill, Downtown, First Hill, Madison Valley, Northgate, Roosevelt, South Lake Union, University District, Wallingford, West Seattle.
- Menu prices before tax, tip and service charges. Updated monthly.
We show the market. Each owner sets their own prices, alone.