Delhi vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Delhi	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$479	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1142	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$192	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$333	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$183	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.4	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$5389
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	62	95
🏙️ Population	26.5M	8.8M

The cost of living in Delhi is 89% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8767th and 4th ($479 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in India and the United States, respectively. Check India vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Delhi compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Delhi ranked 7th best city to live in India vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 5583rd and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Delhi vs New York City

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	Delhi	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.69	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.1	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$401	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$248	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.3	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.45	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.98%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2347	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$969	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.4	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.1	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.46	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.45	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.08	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.7	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.9	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.26	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.8	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.7	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.3	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$79.1	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$21713

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192