Delhi vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Delhi	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$505	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1379	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$210	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$545	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$188	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.7	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1008	$4399
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	99
😀 Quality of life	63	99
🏙️ Population	26.5M	4.84M

The cost of living in Delhi is 82% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8647th and 312th ($505 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in India and Australia, respectively. Check India vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Delhi compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Delhi ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 4744th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Delhi vs Sydney

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	Delhi	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.87	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.22	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$751	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$404	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.68	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.79%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2366	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1279	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.42	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.13	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.85	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.7	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.92	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.35	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.7	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.6	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$93.9	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1972	$18951

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754