Delhi vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Delhi	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$510	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1263	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$221	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$185	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.4	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$769	$3578
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	34
😀 Quality of life	61	80
🏙️ Population	26.5M	543K

The cost of living in Delhi is 74% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 8558th and 1962nd ($510 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1679th in India and the United States, respectively. Check India vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Delhi compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Delhi ranked 9th best city to live in India vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 5071st and 561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Delhi vs Tucson

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	Delhi	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.47	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.89	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$326	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.53	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.79%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1179	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.66	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.1	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.29	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.8	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.59	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.18	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.6	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$91.5	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1949	$15495

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Cities near Delhi

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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262