Delhi vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$484
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1290
$1875
🏠 One person rent
$192
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$454
$353
🍽️ Food expenses
$184
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1050
$967
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
94
95
😀 Quality of life
66
73
🏙️ Population
26.5M
9.5M

The cost of living in Delhi is 16% less expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 8607th and 7900th ($484 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 401st in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Delhi compared to 1.7 months in Foshan. Delhi ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Foshan ranked 9th in China, while ranked 4314th and 1721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Delhi Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.3
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$87.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$649
$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.01%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3155
$5068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.08
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.14
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.84
$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.9
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.68
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.91
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.9
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.9
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.2
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2174
$23979

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$458
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$423
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$522
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$408
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$371
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$362
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$343
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$357
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$288
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$337
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$321
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$296
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$255
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$352
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$250
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$361
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$379
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$374
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$342
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$365
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$401
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$375
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$392
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$282
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$448
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$433
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$400
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$414
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$394
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$336
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$435
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$291
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$301
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$508
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$370
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$374
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$386
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$399
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$290
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$338

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$742
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638