India · prices in rupees, weights in kilograms
International siteLhasa Apso Price in India (2026)
A Lhasa Apso puppy in India costs about ₹10,000 to ₹35,000 from an unregistered home breeder and ₹20,000 to ₹50,000 with KCI papers, with show lines to ₹60,000. Inside Scroller calls it one of the more accessible long-coated breeds in India, and grooming is where the real money goes.
- from an unregistered home breeder
- ₹10,000 to ₹35,000from an unregistered home breeder
- from a KCI-registered breeder
- ₹20,000 to ₹50,000from a KCI-registered breeder
- food a month
- ₹1,500 to ₹4,500food a month
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Lhasa Apso puppy, kci-registered breeder
₹20,000 to ₹50,000 and up
The range our sources give for a KCI-registered Lhasa Apso.
Inside Scroller gives ₹30,000 to ₹50,000 and up for KCI-registered show quality and What's The Cost ₹20,000 to ₹37,500. Supertails says KCI-registered puppies with documented ancestry typically cost ₹25,000 to ₹80,000.
In Delhi NCR
₹14,000 to ₹48,000
Delhi NCR is a metro. Across the metro cities our sources name, a Lhasa Apso runs ₹14,000 to ₹48,000. That is the general market across seller types, not the figure for one seller.
Inside Scroller’s metro rows run ₹14,000 in Chennai and Kolkata to ₹48,000 in Mumbai.
The other ways to buy one
- Unregistered home breeder
- ₹10,000 to ₹35,000
- Show quality
- ₹30,000 to ₹60,000
- Imported line
- ₹90,000 to ₹1,20,000
First year of running costs
₹34,220 to ₹1,19,500
That is ₹2,852 to ₹9,958 a month. The puppy price above is not in this figure.
- Food₹1,500 to ₹4,500 a month₹18,000 to ₹54,000
- Puppy vaccinationsthe full first-year course₹3,000 to ₹8,000
- Dewormingfour to six doses in the first year (working estimate)₹320 to ₹1,500
- Vet visitsthree to five consultations, vaccinations counted separately (working estimate)₹900 to ₹4,000
- Grooming9 to 13 grooms a year₹9,000 to ₹39,000
- Starter accessoriesbed, crate, bowls, collar, leash, toys₹3,000 to ₹13,000
Working estimates included. The number of deworming doses and vet visits in a first year is ours, not a figure from a source. The prices per dose and per visit are sourced.
Indian climate
Needs active cooling in summer
Poodles.in says the Lhasa Apso’s long, heavy coat mats severely in India’s humid conditions, and that a floor-length coat bred for Tibetan monasteries now faces monsoon moisture, Indian dust and tropical temperatures. Inside Scroller adds that the coat must be dried completely to the skin after any bath to prevent bacterial and yeast infections.
The Lhasa Apso was not on the list in the 2024 central advisory.
The 10 sources behind this result
Lhasa Apso dog price in India 2026
Inside Scroller — dated 2026-04-11 — read 2026-10-15
insidescroller.comLhasa Apso price in India 2026
What's The Cost — dated 2026-06-12 — read 2026-10-15
whatsthecost.inLhasa Apso price in India
Supertails — dated 2025-09-27 — read 2026-10-15
supertails.comLhasa Apso price in India, diet, grooming and care guide
Poodles.in — dated 2026-04-14 — read 2026-10-15
poodles.inTamil Nadu bans 23 'ferocious' dog breeds including Pitbull terrier, Tosa Inu
India TV — dated 2024-05-09 — read 2026-10-14
indiatvnews.comLhasa Apso breed standard
American Kennel Club — no publication date shown — read 2026-10-15
akc.orgPuppy and dog vaccination schedule in India: chart and cost (2026)
Dog with Blog — dated 2026-10-12 — read 2026-10-14
dogwithblog.inDog vaccination schedule in India (2026): age-by-age chart, costs and rabies rules
Supertails — dated 2026-08-21 — read 2026-10-14
supertails.comComplete new puppy checklist for India (2026)
Supertails — dated 2026-05-30 — read 2026-10-14
supertails.comHow to adopt a street dog in India (2026 adoption guide)
Dog with Blog — dated 2026-10-09 — read 2026-10-14
dogwithblog.in
Every figure here comes from a published Indian source named above, read on 14 October 2026. Puppy prices move with demand and are negotiated one dog at a time, so treat these as the range to expect rather than a quote.
In short
Key takeaways
- An unregistered home-bred Lhasa Apso runs ₹10,000 to ₹35,000, and one with KCI papers ₹20,000 to ₹50,000.
- Food alone is ₹1,500 to ₹4,500 a month, which is ₹18,000 to ₹54,000 a year.
- A Lhasa Apso in a tier 2 city runs ₹10,000 to ₹28,000, against ₹14,000 to ₹48,000 in the metros.
- Adult weight is 5.4 to 8.2 kg on the American Kennel Club standard, with most growing done by about 10 months.
- Needs active cooling in summer. Poodles.
- The Lhasa Apso was not named in the 2024 central advisory on dangerous breeds.
The price
Lhasa Apso price by seller type
Who you buy from moves this price more than anything else does. Each row is the range our Indian sources state for that kind of seller, with the sources named in the notes column.
| Where from | Price in ₹ | What the sources say |
|---|---|---|
| Unregistered home breeder | ₹10,000 to ₹35,000 | What's The Cost puts a pet-quality Lhasa at ₹10,000 to ₹25,000 and Supertails at ₹15,000 to ₹30,000. Inside Scroller's city rows start at ₹14,000. |
| KCI-registered breeder | ₹20,000 to ₹50,000 and up | Inside Scroller gives ₹30,000 to ₹50,000 and up for KCI-registered show quality and What's The Cost ₹20,000 to ₹37,500. Supertails says KCI-registered puppies with documented ancestry typically cost ₹25,000 to ₹80,000. |
| Show quality | ₹30,000 to ₹60,000 | A conformation prospect from a proven line. |
| Imported line | ₹90,000 to ₹1,20,000 | Brought in from abroad, before shipping and paperwork. |
| Pet shop | Not priced by breed | No source we found prices a pet-shop puppy breed by breed. One Indian source puts a breed puppy from a pet shop at ₹15,000 to ₹50,000 across all breeds. |
| Shelter or indie rescue | ₹0 to ₹2,000 | Most shelters and indie rescues charge nothing, or a nominal ₹500 to ₹2,000 that often covers the first vaccination and the sterilisation. |
Every figure read on 14 October 2026. Where two sources disagree, the range spans both and the note says which said what.
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Variation
What changes a Lhasa Apso's price
This is one of the cheapest long-coated breeds in India, and Inside Scroller says so directly. A Shih Tzu or a Maltese of similar size and coat costs more.
Papers roughly double the price at the pet end, from ₹10,000 to ₹35,000 unregistered to ₹20,000 to ₹50,000 registered.
Females are priced ₹3,000 to ₹8,000 above males on Inside Scroller.
City is a clean factor: ₹10,000 to ₹28,000 in tier 2 and tier 3 towns against ₹14,000 to ₹48,000 across the metros.
What does not change it
No source we read prices a Lhasa Apso by age, so the calculator on this page has no age input. A puppy is priced as a puppy and an older dog is usually a rescue rather than a sale. No source states a price difference between the sexes in this breed either, so the calculator does not ask.
₹10,000 to ₹50,000
the whole span our sources give for this breed, bottom to top
Running cost
What a Lhasa Apso costs to keep
The calculator at the top of this page adds these up for you. The puppy price is not in the total: this is what the first year of keeping the dog costs on top of buying it.
| Line | Figure | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Food | ₹1,500 to ₹4,500 a month | Inside Scroller gives ₹1,500 to ₹3,000 for premium small-breed food and Supertails ₹2,500 to ₹4,500. |
| Grooming | ₹1,000 to ₹3,000 a session | Every 4 to 6 weeks. Inside Scroller gives ₹1,000 to ₹2,000 a session every four to six weeks and Supertails ₹1,500 to ₹3,000 every six to eight weeks. Inside Scroller adds ₹400 to ₹800 a month for home grooming supplies on top. |
| Puppy vaccinations | ₹3,000 to ₹8,000 | The full first-year course. |
| Starter accessories | ₹3,000 to ₹13,000 | Bed, crate, bowls, collar, leash and toys, once. |
Food and grooming are this breed's own sourced figures. The other lines are the same for any dog and are sourced on the price calculator page.
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Not in the figure
- Spaying or neutering: about ₹1,500 to ₹5,000 at a shelter or a subsidised clinic, and ₹6,000 to ₹25,000 privately, more for a big dog.
- Training classes: about ₹5,000 to ₹30,000 for a first course, and far more for a guarding breed.
- Air conditioning: a real cost for a thick-coated breed in the plains, which our sources price per breed rather than generally.
- Anything that goes wrong: one night in intensive care runs ₹12,000 to ₹25,000 and a cruciate repair ₹1.2 to ₹1.8 lakh.
Adult size
How big a Lhasa Apso gets
Adult weight and height are the American Kennel Club standard, quoted in the standard's own words below. The growth figures are our own calculation on a published veterinary growth standard, scaled to this breed's adult range.
- adult weight
- 5.4 to 8.2 kgadult weight
- height at the shoulder
- 23 to 28 cmheight at the shoulder
- life expectancy
- 12-15 yearslife expectancy
- Weight, as the American Kennel Club states it
- 12-18 pounds
- Height, as the American Kennel Club states it
- 10-11 inches (male), slightly smaller (female)
The AKC standard gives the female height only as slightly smaller than the male, so the 9 inch bottom of the range here is our own reading of that wording.
See the weight by age in kilograms
| Age | Low end | High end |
|---|---|---|
| 2 months | 1.5 kg | 2.2 kg |
| 3 months | 2.2 kg | 3.3 kg |
| 4 months | 2.9 kg | 4.4 kg |
| 5 months | 3.5 kg | 5.3 kg |
| 6 months | 4 kg | 6 kg |
| 7 months | 4.4 kg | 6.5 kg |
| 8 months | 4.7 kg | 7 kg |
| 9 months | 4.8 kg | 7.2 kg |
| 10 months | 4.9 kg | 7.3 kg |
| 11 months | 5 kg | 7.5 kg |
| 12 months | 5 kg | 7.6 kg |
| 15 months | 5.2 kg | 7.8 kg |
| 18 months | 5.4 kg | 8.1 kg |
Estimated from the adult weight range above and the growth curve for the small size class. The band runs from the low end of the adult range to the high end, so your own dog sits somewhere inside it. These are estimates, not measurements of this breed.
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The same growth engine drives our puppy weight calculator, which works in pounds. For a dog in the small size class, weekly weight gain drops to almost nothing by about 10 months. Height finishes earlier than weight: this breed stands 23 cm to 28 cm at the shoulder when grown.
Indian climate
Needs active cooling in summer
Poodles.in says the Lhasa Apso’s long, heavy coat mats severely in India’s humid conditions, and that a floor-length coat bred for Tibetan monasteries now faces monsoon moisture, Indian dust and tropical temperatures. Inside Scroller adds that the coat must be dried completely to the skin after any bath to prevent bacterial and yeast infections.
The coat is the whole story. Poodles.in says it mats severely in Indian humidity, and the breed was developed for Tibetan monasteries rather than for a Chennai summer.
Drying matters as much as washing. Inside Scroller is specific: the dense coat must be dried completely to the skin after any bath, or bacterial and yeast infections follow in Indian conditions.
Daily brushing of ten to fifteen minutes is the minimum Inside Scroller gives to prevent matting, on top of a groomer every four to six weeks.
Many Indian owners keep the coat short. It is a practical choice and it reduces the daily work more than it reduces the bill.
Legal
Legal status
The Lhasa Apso was not on the list in the 2024 central advisory.
For what the 2024 advisory was and what the courts did with it, see the dog price page. Checked . Not legal advice.
Buying
How to buy a Lhasa Apso responsibly
Decide about the coat before you buy. A full Lhasa coat in Indian humidity is a daily commitment; a short clip is not a failure.
Lhasa Apsos and Shih Tzus are routinely confused and sometimes mis-sold. Ask for the pedigree if the price is at the registered end.
The checks that apply to any puppy
- See both parents, in the place they live. A puppy mill cannot offer you that, which is what makes it the most useful question you can ask.
- Ask for the vaccination and deworming record with dates and what was given. The full first-year course runs ₹3,000 to ₹8,000 on our sources.
- Check the KCI papers if you are paying for them. Both parents must be KCI-registered and carry KCI-approved microchips for a litter to be registrable, and the breeder must file within 90 days of the birth. Papers record parentage, not health.
- Avoid a pet shop if you can. Supertails writes that many Indian pet shops source from puppy mills, and advises anyone who does buy from one to insist on the vaccination records and see a vet within 48 hours.
- Consider a rescue. A shelter or indie rescue charges ₹0 to ₹2,000, often covering the first vaccination and the sterilisation.
FAQ
Lhasa Apso prices: the questions people ask
- What is the Lhasa Apso price in India?
- About ₹10,000 to ₹35,000 from an unregistered home breeder and ₹20,000 to ₹50,000 with KCI papers, across five Indian publishers. Show lines run to ₹60,000.
- How much does Lhasa Apso grooming cost in India?
- ₹1,000 to ₹3,000 a session across our two sources, needed every four to six weeks, plus ₹400 to ₹800 a month in home grooming supplies on Inside Scroller. Over a year the grooming usually costs more than the puppy did.
- Does a Lhasa Apso suit Indian weather?
- The coat is the problem rather than the dog. Poodles.in says it mats severely in India’s humid conditions and faces monsoon moisture and dust. Inside Scroller insists the coat be dried completely to the skin after every bath. A shorter clip makes the breed considerably more practical here.
- Lhasa Apso or Shih Tzu?
- They look similar and are priced similarly, with the Lhasa slightly cheaper on our sources at ₹10,000 to ₹35,000 unregistered against ₹10,000 to ₹35,000 for a Shih Tzu but lower at the registered end. The Lhasa is the more independent and watchful of the two; the Shih Tzu is the more openly affectionate.
- How much does a Lhasa Apso cost per month in India?
- Inside Scroller gives ₹4,000 to ₹10,000 a month and names grooming as the major cost, with food at ₹1,500 to ₹3,000 and eye and kidney monitoring folded into the annual vet figure.
- How big does a Lhasa Apso get in kg?
- 5.4 to 8.2 kg as an adult, on the American Kennel Club standard, which states it as 12-18 pounds. Height at the shoulder is 23 to 28 cm. Most of the weight gain is done by about 10 months for a dog in the small size class.
Method
Every source behind this page
Prices come from Indian publishers and one Indian puppy marketplace, all read on 14 October 2026. Adult size comes from the American Kennel Club standard. The weight-by-age figures are our own calculation on a published veterinary growth standard, described on the how we calculate page.
Sources
10 sources behind the figures on this page.
Lhasa Apso price in India 2026
What's The Cost - dated 2026-06-12 - read 2026-10-15
whatsthecost.inLhasa Apso price in India
Supertails - dated 2025-09-27 - read 2026-10-15
supertails.comLhasa Apso dog price in India 2026
Inside Scroller - dated 2026-04-11 - read 2026-10-15
insidescroller.comLhasa Apso price in India, diet, grooming and care guide
Poodles.in - dated 2026-04-14 - read 2026-10-15
poodles.inLhasa Apso breed standard
American Kennel Club - read 2026-10-15
akc.orgPuppy and dog vaccination schedule in India: chart and cost (2026)
Dog with Blog - dated 2026-10-12 - read 2026-10-14
dogwithblog.inDog vaccination schedule in India (2026): age-by-age chart, costs and rabies rules
Supertails - dated 2026-08-21 - read 2026-10-14
supertails.comComplete new puppy checklist for India (2026)
Supertails - dated 2026-05-30 - read 2026-10-14
supertails.comHow to adopt a street dog in India (2026 adoption guide)
Dog with Blog - dated 2026-10-09 - read 2026-10-14
dogwithblog.inKennel Club of India: how to register your dog?
Dog with Blog - dated 2026-10-09 - read 2026-10-14
What a KCI litter registration involves: an Indian Kennel Gazette subscription, KCI-approved microchips on both parents, and the form filed within 90 days of the litter being born.
dogwithblog.in
India’s own breeds
Native alternatives of about this size
Nothing we could offer here honestly. A Lhasa Apso is 5.4 to 8.2 kg on the American Kennel Club standard, and no native Indian breed with a published measurement is close enough in size for us to call it an alternative.
India’s small native dogs have never been formally measured. The Indian Spitz is the obvious candidate and it has no registry descriptor and no characterization study we could find; the Indie is a landrace with no standard at all. There are weights for both on pages that sell puppies, and we are not going to set one of those beside a kennel club standard as though the two were the same kind of claim.
The native breeds pages list all fifteen, measured and unmeasured, and say which is which.
Nearby
Related breeds
- Shih TzuSmall breed, long coatfrom ₹10,000 to ₹35,000
- MalteseToy breed, long white coatfrom ₹15,000 to ₹40,000
- PomeranianToy breed, thick double coatfrom ₹3,000 to ₹35,000
Or go back to the dog price calculator and full price list for all 38 breeds the calculator covers.
Prices and figures last checked . Prices move, so treat anything older than a few months as a guide rather than a quote. Estimate only. For health questions, ask your vet.