Delhi vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Delhi	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$510	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1263	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$221	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$185	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.4	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$769	$5531
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	94	87
😀 Quality of life	61	91
🏙️ Population	26.5M	1.39M

The cost of living in Delhi is 85% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 8558th and 36th ($510 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 32nd 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 1.5 months in Delhi compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Delhi ranked 9th best city to live in India vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 5071st and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Delhi vs San Diego

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	Delhi	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.47	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.89	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$326	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.53	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.79%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1179	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.66	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.1	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.29	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.8	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.59	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.18	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.6	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$91.5	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1949	$28706

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Cities near Delhi

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Noida	$425
20 km or 12 mi	Ghaziabad	$386
29 km or 18 mi	Gurgaon	$536
29 km or 18 mi	Faridabad	$368
42 km or 26 mi	Sonipat	$274
59 km or 37 mi	Meerut	$342
68 km or 43 mi	Rohtak	$265
106 km or 66 mi	Bhiwani	$321
122 km or 76 mi	Aligarh	$283
130 km or 81 mi	Sambhal	$307
136 km or 84 mi	Alwar	$289
139 km or 87 mi	Mathura	$292
148 km or 92 mi	Saharanpur	$283
149 km or 92 mi	Moradabad	$309
154 km or 96 mi	Hisar	$251
183 km or 114 mi	Agra	$353
191 km or 119 mi	Rishikesh	$349
200 km or 124 mi	Dehradun	$372
217 km or 135 mi	Bareilly	$288
219 km or 136 mi	Patiala	$365
234 km or 145 mi	Chandigarh	$369
235 km or 146 mi	Sikar	$350
236 km or 146 mi	Jaipur	$376
271 km or 168 mi	Shimla	$272
282 km or 175 mi	Ludhiana	$441
289 km or 180 mi	Gwalior	$328
305 km or 190 mi	Bheemdatta	$370
330 km or 205 mi	Dhangadhi	$384
335 km or 208 mi	Jalandhar	$358
353 km or 219 mi	Ajmer	$279
382 km or 237 mi	Jhansi	$368
388 km or 241 mi	Bikaner	$297
392 km or 244 mi	Kanpur	$315
399 km or 248 mi	Amritsar	$383
411 km or 256 mi	Kota	$339
419 km or 260 mi	Lucknow	$366
423 km or 263 mi	Lahore	$411
428 km or 266 mi	Pathankot	$355
434 km or 270 mi	Okara	$300
449 km or 279 mi	Bhilwara	$340

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759