Delhi vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Delhi Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$478
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1250
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$195
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$452
$407
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$60
$70.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$672
$965
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
94
95
😀 Quality of life
62
60
🏙️ Population
26.5M
9.5M

The cost of living in Delhi is 21% less expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 8574th and 7482nd ($478 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 288th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Delhi compared to 1.6 months in Foshan. Delhi ranked 7th best city to live in India vs Foshan ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 5090th and 5368th among best cities to live in the world.

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Delhi Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.1
$14.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$315
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.9
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.93
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.33%
4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2552
$4842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.57
$3.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$8.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.34
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.99
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.2
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.23
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$55.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.5
$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1873
$21121

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15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$473
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$393
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$489
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$398
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$405
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$316
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$386
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$350
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$287
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$344
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$325
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$300
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$239
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$373
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$341
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$442
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$330
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$395
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$314
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$313
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$391
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$333
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$393
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$292
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$392
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$453
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$340
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$342
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$398
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$325
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$396
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$290
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$443
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$441
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$392
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$390
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$382
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$373
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$272
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$359

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$760
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$692
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$576
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$726
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$766
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$797
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$657
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1601
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$798
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$1043
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$608
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2411
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2720
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$811
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$866
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$788
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$819
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$773
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$771
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1073
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$562
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$495
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$664
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$811
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$928
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$847
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$957
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$565
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$644
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$831
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$808
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$989
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$521
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$592
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$581
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$626
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$607
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$601