Week 7 of the 50-app year · for CIOs, COOs & transformation sponsors

Know the true 5-year cost of your GCC — before you commit a rupee.

Vendor location decks are sales tools. LocationIQ is an independent, transparent TCO model: fully-loaded comp, salary inflation, attrition replacement, real estate and ramp curves — for Chennai, Bengaluru, Manila and beyond. Run your own numbers; challenge every one.

Built by Kalilur Rahman29 years building teams across these exact geographies, Chennai-based, trilingual. The coefficients reflect an insider's read on India talent realities that offshore consultants routinely get wrong — and every number is transparent so you can tune it. Runs entirely in your browser.
The Model

Your headcount, their real cost

Inputs

Headcount by role band
Location
Sensitivity 🔒
Attritionas modelled
Salary inflationas modelled
Set your headcount and location, then Calculate to see the 5-year fully-loaded TCO with a year-by-year cost-driver breakdown.

5-year cost breakdown

CompensationAttrition replacementReal estateSetup (one-time)
Done ✓
Methodology

Why this beats a vendor deck

01

Fully-loaded, not sticker

Comp includes benefits + statutory, grown by local salary inflation year over year — not a single headline number.

02

Attrition is a line item

Replacement cost (attrition × ~20% of comp) is modelled explicitly — the hidden cost decks omit and India teams feel most.

03

Ramp-honest

Year-1 headcount is partial. LocationIQ shows year-1 vs steady-state separately instead of a flattering blended average.

04

Transparent & tunable

Every coefficient is visible and adjustable. Challenge the assumptions — that's the point. It's a model, not a pitch.

Pricing

Free to run one. $29 to compare, tune & present.

Free
$0
  • Single-location 5-yr TCO
  • 3 locations (Bengaluru, Chennai, Manila)
  • Year-by-year breakdown + CSV
  • Full transparent methodology
Founder License
$29 one-time · ~₹1,999
  • Side-by-side comparison (up to 3 locations)
  • Sensitivity sliders (attrition, inflation, FX) + INR
  • Full location library (13 cities, incl. tier-2 & nearshore)
  • Board-ready one-pager export + saved scenarios
  • Lifetime license, this site
Buy on Gumroad → $29
Advisory add-on
$3-7k
  • Location-shortlist advisory sprint
  • Coefficients tuned to your role bands & offers
  • Operating-model & ramp plan review
  • Board presentation with KR
Talk to Kalilur →

The model narrows it to two. The decision is worth a conversation.

LocationIQ gets you an independent shortlist and a defensible TCO. When it's time to commit tens of crores, a location-shortlist advisory sprint tunes the coefficients to your actual role bands, negotiated rates and operating model — and puts an experienced hand on the board narrative.

Enquire about an advisory sprint