Delhi vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Delhi | Shanghai | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Delhi is 56% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8647th and 4780th ($505 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 6th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Delhi compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Delhi ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4744th and 571st 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Delhi
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 15 km or 9.2 mi |  Noida | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Ghaziabad | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Gurgaon | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Faridabad | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Sonipat | |
| 59 km or 37 mi | Meerut | |
| 68 km or 43 mi | Rohtak | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Bhiwani | |
| 122 km or 76 mi | Aligarh | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Sambhal | |
| 136 km or 84 mi | Alwar | |
| 139 km or 87 mi | Mathura | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Saharanpur | |
| 149 km or 92 mi | Moradabad | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | Hisar | |
| 183 km or 114 mi | Agra | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Rishikesh | |
| 200 km or 124 mi | Dehradun | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Bareilly | |
| 219 km or 136 mi | Patiala | |
| 234 km or 145 mi | Chandigarh | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Sikar | |
| 236 km or 146 mi | Jaipur | |
| 271 km or 168 mi | Shimla | |
| 282 km or 175 mi | Ludhiana | |
| 289 km or 180 mi | Gwalior | |
| 305 km or 190 mi |  Bheemdatta | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Dhangadhi | |
| 335 km or 208 mi | Jalandhar | |
| 353 km or 219 mi | Ajmer | |
| 382 km or 237 mi | Jhansi | |
| 388 km or 241 mi | Bikaner | |
| 392 km or 244 mi | Kanpur | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Amritsar | |
| 411 km or 256 mi | Kota | |
| 419 km or 260 mi | Lucknow | |
| 423 km or 263 mi |  Lahore | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Pathankot | |
| 434 km or 270 mi | Okara | |
| 449 km or 279 mi | Bhilwara |
Cities near Shanghai
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.4 km or 5.8 mi |  Pudong | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Taicang | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Kunshan | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Qidong | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Suzhou | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Jiaxing | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Haimen | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Changshu | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Nantong | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Zhangjiagang | |
| 121 km or 75 mi | Wuxi | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Huzhou | |
| 141 km or 87 mi | Jiangyin | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Zhoushan | |
| 144 km or 89 mi | Ningbo | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Jingjiang | |
| 155 km or 96 mi | Shaoxing | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Yixing | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Changzhou | |
| 160 km or 100 mi | Rugao | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Hangzhou | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Taixing | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Hai'an | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Liyang | |
| 197 km or 122 mi | Yangzhong | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Guangde | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Danyang | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Taizhou | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Dongtai | |
| 223 km or 139 mi | Zhenjiang | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Yangzhou | |
| 236 km or 146 mi | Jurong | |
| 244 km or 152 mi | Ningguo | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Yiwu | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Xinghua | |
| 250 km or 156 mi | Yizheng | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Linhai | |
| 260 km or 161 mi | Xuancheng | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Gaoyou | |
| 274 km or 170 mi | Nanjing |