Delhi vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$479
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1142
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$192
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$333
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$282
$1288
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
94
96
😀 Quality of life
62
77
🏙️ Population
26.5M
18.7M

The cost of living in Delhi is 39% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8767th and 6854th ($479 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 34th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Delhi compared to 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Delhi ranked 7th best city to live in India vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5583rd and 1149th 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
$4.69
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.1
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$248
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.3
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.9
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.45
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.98%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2347
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$969
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.1
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.08
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.7
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.9
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.26
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.8
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.7
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.3
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.1
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1844
$19408

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Cities near Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$404
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$368
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$509
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$344
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$256
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$335
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$239
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$326
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$286
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$284
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$245
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$276
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$270
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$273
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$256
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$352
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$369
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$395
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$271
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$334
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$379
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$311
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$384
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$252
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$391
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$330
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$348
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$346
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$260
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$299
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$279
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$308
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$397
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$309
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$326
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$450
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$371
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$340
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$316

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711