Delhi vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Delhi Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$468
$1379
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1206
$4064
🏠 One person rent
$187
$768
🏘️ Family rent
$413
$1746
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.2
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$618
$1510
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
93
100
😀 Quality of life
63
78
🏙️ Population
26.5M
24.9M

The cost of living in Delhi is 66% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8582nd and 3152nd ($468 vs $1379) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 5th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Delhi compared to 1.1 months in Shanghai. Delhi ranked 7th best city to live in India vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4741st and 484th 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
$4.17
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.3
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.04
$6.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$1079
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$2636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$1416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.7
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.72
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.14%
4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2446
$18451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$10024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.52
$6.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$3.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.05
$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$21.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$19.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.74
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.32
$5.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$75.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.68
$8.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.94
$108
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.2
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.8
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.1
$1380
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1843
$27276

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Cities near Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$438
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$406
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$485
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$385
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$410
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$319
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$393
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$327
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$282
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$332
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$317
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$269
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$304
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$381
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$276
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$410
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$347
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$377
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$283
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$297
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$399
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$304
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$371
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$275
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$376
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$427
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$353
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$345
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$389
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$303
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$387
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$279
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$428
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$430
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$388
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$359
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$322
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$330
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$269
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$355

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$754
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$667
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$701
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$677
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$726
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$674
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$693
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$952
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$690
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$852
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$776
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$684
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$680
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$882
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$665
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$726
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$685
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$778
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$683
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$891
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$681
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$673
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$672
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$652
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$662
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$674
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$689
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$674
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$573
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$711
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$666
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$655
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$650
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$681
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$664
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$678
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$729
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$673
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$811