Delhi vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$479
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1142
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$192
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$333
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$282
$1351
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
94
65
😀 Quality of life
62
74
🏙️ Population
26.5M
12.7M

The cost of living in Delhi is 40% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8767th and 6776th ($479 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 29th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Delhi compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Delhi ranked 7th best city to live in India vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5583rd and 2020th 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
$4.69
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.1
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$2.45
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$248
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.3
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.9
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.45
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.98%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2347
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$969
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.1
$4.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.08
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.7
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.9
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.26
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.8
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.7
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.3
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.1
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1844
$20341

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$404
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$368
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$509
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$344
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$256
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$335
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$239
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$326
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$286
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$284
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$245
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$276
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$270
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$273
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$256
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$352
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$369
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$395
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$271
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$334
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$379
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$311
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$384
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$252
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$391
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$330
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$348
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$346
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$260
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$299
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$279
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$308
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$397
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$309
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$326
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$450
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$371
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$340
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$316

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635