Delhi vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$489
$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1167
$2817
🏠 One person rent
$190
$818
🏘️ Family rent
$329
$1403
🍽️ Food expenses
$192
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.8
$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$988
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
94
7
😀 Quality of life
60
66
🏙️ Population
26.5M
133K

The cost of living in Delhi is 63% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8745th and 4439th ($489 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in India and Maldives, respectively. Check India vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Delhi compared to 0.7 months in Male. Delhi ranked 14th best city to live in India vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 5934th and 5057th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Delhi vs Male

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Delhi Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.59
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.8
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.96
$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$4.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.2
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$226
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.6
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.73
$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.25%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2066
$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1144
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.33
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.12
$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.6
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68.2
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1832
$3575

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$437
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$372
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$514
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$383
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$270
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$350
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$248
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$330
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$304
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$301
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$260
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$293
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$285
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$290
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$262
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$388
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$371
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$388
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$290
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$357
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$373
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$335
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$387
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$270
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$421
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$329
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$367
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$383
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$337
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$274
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$345
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$290
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$320
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$380
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$333
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$339
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$427
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$350
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$291
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$328

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1445
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$344
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$308
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$279
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$253
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$270
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$300
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$382
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$351
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$296
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$590
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$646
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$356
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$626
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$512
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$469
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$420
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$479
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$286
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$347
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$321
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$310
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$326
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$440
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$317
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$535
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$347
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$286
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$346
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$295
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$400
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$530
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$283
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$524
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$300
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$355
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$340
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327