Delhi vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$489
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1167
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$190
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$329
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$192
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.8
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$575
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
94
77
😀 Quality of life
60
68
🏙️ Population
26.5M
12.6M

The cost of living in Delhi is 3% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8745th and 8651st ($489 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 491st in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Delhi compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Delhi ranked 14th best city to live in India vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 5934th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Delhi Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.59
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.8
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.96
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$0.78
 Cappuccino
$2.2
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$226
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.6
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.73
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.25%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2066
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1144
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.33
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.12
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.6
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68.2
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1832
$19556

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563