Delhi vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1379
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$210
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$545
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.7
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1008
$1649
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
96
😀 Quality of life
63
79
🏙️ Population
26.5M
17.7M

The cost of living in Delhi is 47% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8647th and 5948th ($505 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 13th 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 Shenzhen. Delhi ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4744th and 556th 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
$3.87
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.22
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$751
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.68
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.79%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2366
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1279
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.42
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.13
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.85
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.7
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.92
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.7
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.6
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.9
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1972
$24117

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Cities near Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$445
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$391
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$533
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$383
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$275
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$351
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$280
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$328
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$288
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$319
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$303
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$284
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$325
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$252
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$360
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$371
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$375
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$299
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$358
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$397
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$371
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$395
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$286
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$430
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$379
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$396
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$378
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$299
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$373
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$268
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$329
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$500
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$368
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$393
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$406
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$407
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$310
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$360

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618