Delhi vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1379
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$210
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$545
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.7
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1008
$738
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
94
69
😀 Quality of life
63
69
🏙️ Population
26.5M
10.5M

The cost of living in Delhi is 26% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8647th and 7055th ($505 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 115th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Delhi compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Delhi ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 4744th and 3115th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Delhi vs Dongguan

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Delhi Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.22
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$751
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.68
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.79%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2366
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1279
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.42
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.13
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.85
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.7
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.92
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.7
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.6
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.9
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1972
$21927

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Cities near Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$445
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$391
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$533
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$383
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$275
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$351
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$280
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$328
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$288
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$319
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$303
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$284
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$325
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$252
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$360
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$371
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$375
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$299
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$358
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$397
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$371
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$395
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$286
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$430
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$379
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$396
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$378
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$299
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$373
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$268
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$329
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$500
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$368
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$393
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$406
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$407
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$310
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$360

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623