Delhi vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1379
$6771
🏠 One person rent
$210
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$545
$3862
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.7
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1008
$4007
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
94
100
😀 Quality of life
63
88
🏙️ Population
26.5M
7.41M

The cost of living in Delhi is 82% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 8647th and 379th ($505 vs $2753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st 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 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Delhi ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 4744th and 205th 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
$3.87
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.22
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$7.51
 Cappuccino
$2.32
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$751
$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.68
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.79%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2366
$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1279
$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.42
$14.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.13
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.85
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.7
$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.92
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.7
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.6
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.9
$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1972
$22381

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Cities near Delhi

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

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623