Delhi vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$479
$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1142
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$192
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$333
$1372
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$282
$863
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
94
8
😀 Quality of life
62
64
🏙️ Population
26.5M
133K

The cost of living in Delhi is 64% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8767th and 4490th ($479 vs $1321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in India and Maldives, respectively. Check India vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Delhi compared to 0.7 months in Male. Delhi ranked 7th best city to live in India vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 5583rd and 5278th 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
$4.69
$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.1
$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$4.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$248
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.3
$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.9
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.45
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.98%
14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2347
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$969
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.1
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.08
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.7
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.9
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.26
$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.8
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.7
$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.3
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.1
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1844
$3305

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1387
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$342
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$291
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$261
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$243
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$372
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322