Delhi vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$510
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1263
$2829
🏠 One person rent
$221
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$768
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.4
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$769
$1146
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
94
70
😀 Quality of life
61
68
🏙️ Population
26.5M
12.7M

The cost of living in Delhi is 41% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8558th and 6198th ($510 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 18th 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Delhi ranked 9th best city to live in India vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 5071st and 3351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Delhi vs Suzhou

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Delhi Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.89
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$4.13
 Cappuccino
$2.15
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.3
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.53
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.79%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1179
$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.66
$4.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.29
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.8
$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.59
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.18
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.6
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$91.5
$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1949
$17431

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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

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$700
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$645
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$670
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$665
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$573
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$657
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$695
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$602
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1097
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$702
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$631
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$643
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$984
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$654
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$644
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$650
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$805
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$607
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$603
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$643
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$716
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$644
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$522
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$621
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$620
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$642
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$665
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$672
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$708
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$746
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$665
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$621
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$590
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$691
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$613