Delhi vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Delhi Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$468
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1206
$2944
🏠 One person rent
$187
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$413
$1080
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.2
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$618
$1640
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
93
95
😀 Quality of life
63
81
🏙️ Population
26.5M
17.5M

The cost of living in Delhi is 57% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8582nd and 4544th ($468 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 9th 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 1.5 months in Shenzhen. Delhi ranked 7th best city to live in India vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4741st and 351st 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
$4.17
$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.3
$33.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.04
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$1552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$850
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.7
$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.72
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.14%
4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2446
$17933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$8408
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.52
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$2.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.05
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.74
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.32
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.68
$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.94
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.2
$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.8
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.1
$689
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1843
$25954

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2380
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2884
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$686
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$762
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1610
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$612
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$757
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$702
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$863
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$648
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$709
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$668
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$692
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$730
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$724
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$716
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$718
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$702
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$701
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$760
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$1049
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$732
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$661
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$721
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$656
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$700
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$689
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$516
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$788
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$775
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$717
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$658
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$689
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$744
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$697
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$831
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$597
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$812
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$749