Delhi vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Delhi	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$489	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1167	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$190	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$329	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$192	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.8	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$4008
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	99
😀 Quality of life	60	100
🏙️ Population	26.5M	5.45M

The cost of living in Delhi is 81% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8745th and 649th ($489 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in India and Australia, respectively. Check India vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Delhi compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Delhi ranked 14th best city to live in India vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5934th and 3rd 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	$5.59	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.8	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.96	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.2	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$122	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$376	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$226	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.8	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.6	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.73	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.25%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2066	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1144	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.33	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.14	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.65	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.08	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.12	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$68.2	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1832	$19140

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Cities near Delhi

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Noida	$437
20 km or 12 mi	Ghaziabad	$372
29 km or 18 mi	Gurgaon	$514
29 km or 18 mi	Faridabad	$383
42 km or 26 mi	Sonipat	$270
59 km or 37 mi	Meerut	$350
68 km or 43 mi	Rohtak	$248
106 km or 66 mi	Bhiwani	$330
122 km or 76 mi	Aligarh	$304
130 km or 81 mi	Sambhal	$301
136 km or 84 mi	Alwar	$260
139 km or 87 mi	Mathura	$293
148 km or 92 mi	Saharanpur	$285
149 km or 92 mi	Moradabad	$290
154 km or 96 mi	Hisar	$262
183 km or 114 mi	Agra	$388
191 km or 119 mi	Rishikesh	$371
200 km or 124 mi	Dehradun	$388
217 km or 135 mi	Bareilly	$290
219 km or 136 mi	Patiala	$357
234 km or 145 mi	Chandigarh	$373
235 km or 146 mi	Sikar	$335
236 km or 146 mi	Jaipur	$387
271 km or 168 mi	Shimla	$270
282 km or 175 mi	Ludhiana	$421
289 km or 180 mi	Gwalior	$329
305 km or 190 mi	Bheemdatta	$367
330 km or 205 mi	Dhangadhi	$383
335 km or 208 mi	Jalandhar	$337
353 km or 219 mi	Ajmer	$274
382 km or 237 mi	Jhansi	$345
388 km or 241 mi	Bikaner	$290
392 km or 244 mi	Kanpur	$320
399 km or 248 mi	Amritsar	$380
411 km or 256 mi	Kota	$333
419 km or 260 mi	Lucknow	$339
423 km or 263 mi	Lahore	$427
428 km or 266 mi	Pathankot	$350
434 km or 270 mi	Okara	$291
449 km or 279 mi	Bhilwara	$328

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710