Delhi vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1379
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$210
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$545
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.7
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1008
$864
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
94
95
😀 Quality of life
63
70
🏙️ Population
26.5M
9.5M

The cost of living in Delhi is 16% less expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 8647th and 7753rd ($505 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 301st 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 1.4 months in Foshan. Delhi ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 4744th and 2359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Delhi vs Foshan

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Delhi Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.22
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$751
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.68
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.79%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2366
$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1279
$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.42
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.13
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.85
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.7
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.92
$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.7
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.6
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.9
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1972
$24357

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660