Delhi vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Delhi Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$478
$2720
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1250
$6301
🏠 One person rent
$195
$1835
🏘️ Family rent
$452
$3529
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$504
🚐 Transport expenses
$60
$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$672
$2965
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
94
100
😀 Quality of life
62
91
🏙️ Population
26.5M
7.41M

The cost of living in Delhi is 82% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 8574th and 217th ($478 vs $2720) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st 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 1.1 months in Hong Kong. Delhi ranked 7th best city to live in India vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 5090th and 85th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Delhi vs Hong Kong

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Delhi Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.1
$57.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$6.67
 Cappuccino
$2.13
$5.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$2264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$1514
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$4294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$315
$3028
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.9
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.93
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.33%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2552
$29924
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$20559
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.57
$13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$2.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$3.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$24.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$24.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$8.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.34
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$85.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.99
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.2
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.23
$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.5
$790
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1873
$18990

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Cities near Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2411
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$1043
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$657
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1601
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$576
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$726
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$692
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$760
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1073
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$605
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$797
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$866
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$766
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$798
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$811
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$928
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$957
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$819
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$989
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$808
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$847
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$788
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$773
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$495
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$562
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$771
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$831
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$565
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$811
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$664
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$508
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$753
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$792
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$644
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$865
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$521
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$592