Delhi vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$484
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1290
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$192
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$454
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$184
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1050
$1524
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
96
😀 Quality of life
66
80
🏙️ Population
26.5M
17.5M

The cost of living in Delhi is 48% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8607th and 5744th ($484 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 16th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Delhi compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Delhi ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4314th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Delhi vs Shenzhen

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Delhi Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.3
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$649
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.01%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3155
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.08
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.14
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.84
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.9
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.68
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.91
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.9
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.9
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.2
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2174
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$458
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$423
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$522
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$408
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$371
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$362
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$343
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$357
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$288
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$337
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$321
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$296
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$255
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$352
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$250
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$361
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$379
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$374
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$342
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$365
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$401
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$375
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$392
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$282
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$448
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$433
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$400
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$414
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$394
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$336
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$435
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$291
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$301
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$508
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$370
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$374
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$386
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$399
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$290
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$338

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584