Delhi vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Delhi	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$479	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1142	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$192	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$333	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$183	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.4	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$4239
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	74
😀 Quality of life	62	88
🏙️ Population	26.5M	459K

The cost of living in Delhi is 80% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 8767th and 978th ($479 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 841st 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 0.6 months in Delhi compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Delhi ranked 7th best city to live in India vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 5583rd and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Delhi vs Virginia Beach

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	Delhi	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.69	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.1	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$401	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$248	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.3	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.45	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.98%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2347	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$969	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.4	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.1	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.46	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.45	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.08	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.7	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.9	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.26	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.8	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.7	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.3	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$79.1	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$16143

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Cities near Delhi

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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769