Delhi vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$510
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1263
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$221
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.4
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$769
$1771
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
96
😀 Quality of life
61
80
🏙️ Population
26.5M
17.7M

The cost of living in Delhi is 44% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8558th and 5950th ($510 vs $916) 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 1.5 months in Delhi compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Delhi ranked 9th best city to live in India vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5071st and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Delhi Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.89
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.3
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.53
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.79%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1179
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.66
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.29
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.8
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.59
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.18
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.6
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$91.5
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1949
$22267

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$425
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$386
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$536
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$368
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$274
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$342
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$265
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$321
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$283
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$307
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$289
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$283
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$309
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$251
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$353
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$349
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$372
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$288
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$365
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$369
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$350
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$376
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$272
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$441
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$328
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$370
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$384
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$358
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$279
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$368
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$297
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$383
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$339
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$366
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$411
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$355
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$300
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$340

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609