Delhi vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$510
$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1263
$2226
🏠 One person rent
$221
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$830
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.4
$79
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$769
$1294
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
94
97
😀 Quality of life
61
75
🏙️ Population
26.5M
18.7M

The cost of living in Delhi is 34% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8558th and 6548th ($510 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 31st in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Delhi compared to 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Delhi ranked 9th best city to live in India vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5071st and 1055th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Delhi vs Guangzhou

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Delhi Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.89
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$0.95
 Cappuccino
$2.15
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.3
$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61
$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.53
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.79%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$10125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1179
$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.66
$4.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.29
$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.8
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.59
$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.18
$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.6
$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$91.5
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1949
$14511

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Cities near Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$425
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$386
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$536
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$368
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$274
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$342
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$265
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$321
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$283
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$307
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$289
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$283
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$309
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$251
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$353
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$349
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$372
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$288
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$365
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$369
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$350
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$376
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$272
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$441
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$328
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$370
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$384
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$358
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$279
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$368
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$297
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$383
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$339
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$366
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$411
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$355
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$300
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$340

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650