Delhi vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1196
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$205
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$348
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$879
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
94
99
😀 Quality of life
61
75
🏙️ Population
26.5M
24.9M

The cost of living in Delhi is 55% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8668th and 4971st ($507 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 5th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Delhi compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Delhi ranked 14th best city to live in India vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5790th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Delhi vs Shanghai

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Delhi Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.48
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.83
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$432
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.1
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.74
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.32%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2401
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$993
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.28
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.13
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.4
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.4
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1751
$27781

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Cities near Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$423
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$382
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$519
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$362
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$263
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$337
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$250
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$325
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$299
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$296
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$256
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$289
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$285
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$283
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$263
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$375
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$374
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$383
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$287
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$352
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$379
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$325
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$382
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$265
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$414
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$330
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$347
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$363
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$352
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$269
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$331
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$289
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$391
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$326
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$340
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$432
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$364
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$315
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$331

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765