Delhi vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1196
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$205
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$348
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$1024
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
95
😀 Quality of life
61
77
🏙️ Population
26.5M
17.5M

The cost of living in Delhi is 46% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8668th and 6106th ($507 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Delhi ranked 14th best city to live in India vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5790th and 1113th 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
$5.48
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.83
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$432
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.1
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.74
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.32%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2401
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$993
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.28
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.13
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.4
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.4
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1751
$22916

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638