Cost of Living Comparison Between Delhi and Shanghai Cost of Living Comparison Between Delhi and Shanghai

🙂 Solo nomad: Delhi is 43.6% cheaper than Shanghai without rent, and 55.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Delhi is 43.9% cheaper than Shanghai without rent, and 56.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.56 ₹408

$4.85 ¥34.29

-5.98%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.58 ₹1,754

$36.66 ¥259

-46.59%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.12 ₹369

$5.41 ¥38.27

-23.84%

Cappuccino

$2.01 ₹180

$3.53 ¥24.95

-43.06%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.45 ₹39.88

$0.58 ¥4.12

-22.41%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.16 ₹13.95

$0.34 ¥2.39

-52.94%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.12 ₹190

$1.4 ¥9.92

51.43%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.54 ₹317

$2.78 ¥19.64

27.34%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.73 ₹65.1

$2.11 ¥14.91

-65.40%

White Bread (500g)

$0.56 ₹50.5

$1.84 ¥13.01

-69.57%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.93 ₹83

$1.06 ¥7.47

-12.26%

Eggs

$1.12 ₹100

$1.61 ¥11.38

-30.43%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.66 ₹417

$15.27 ¥108

-69.48%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.5 ₹314

$3.07 ¥21.68

14.01%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.94 ¥77.4

Apples (1kg)

$2.06 ₹184

$2.38 ¥16.8

-13.45%

Banana (1kg)

$0.84 ₹75.5

$1.75 ¥12.36

-52.00%

Oranges (1kg)

$1 ₹89.8

$1.79 ¥12.67

-44.13%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.63 ₹56.8

$1.47 ¥10.38

-57.14%

Potato (1kg)

$0.41 ₹36.91

$0.85 ¥6.04

-51.76%

Onion (1kg)

$0.53 ₹47.91

$1.11 ¥7.88

-52.25%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.6 ₹53.9

$0.64 ¥4.51

-6.25%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.34 ₹30.17

$0.56 ¥3.96

-39.29%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.08 ₹366

$2.82 ¥19.93

44.68%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.36 ₹928

$11.49 ¥81.2

-9.83%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.81 ₹162

$0.78 ¥5.53

132.05%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.84 ₹254

$1.63 ¥11.56

74.23%

Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)

$5.5 ₹493

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.53 ₹47.89

$0.44 ¥3.09

20.45%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.48 ₹1,028

$34.77 ¥246

-66.98%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.6 ₹53.6

$2.21 ¥15.61

-72.85%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.3 ₹26.91

$0.4 ¥2.85

-25.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.26 ₹113

$8.33 ¥58.9

-84.87%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.17 ₹105

$1.09 ¥7.68

7.34%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$17.5K ₹1.6M

$19.7K ¥139.3K

-11.10%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$24.3K ₹2.2M

$18.1K ¥127.9K

34.21%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$67.9 ₹6,079

$51.8 ¥366

31.11%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$4.22 ₹378

$8.81 ¥62.3

-52.10%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$8.14 ₹729

$13.66 ¥96.6

-40.41%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$20.47 ₹1,833

$46.59 ¥329

-56.06%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$9.93 ₹889

$19.95 ¥141

-50.23%

Cinema Ticket

$4.66 ₹417

$8.58 ¥60.6

-45.69%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$79.7 ₹7,141

$1,267 ¥8,958

-93.71%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,031 ₹181.9K

$32K ¥226.3K

-93.65%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$28.16 ₹2,523

$58.4 ¥413

-51.76%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$31.15 ₹2,790

$37.88 ¥268

-17.77%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$48.23 ₹4,321

$76.5 ¥541

-36.99%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$35.59 ₹3,188

$95.9 ¥678

-62.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$237 ₹21.3K

$961 ¥6,798

-75.30%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$135 ₹12.1K

$560 ¥3,958

-75.85%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$590 ₹52.8K

$2,502 ¥17.7K

-76.43%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$320 ₹28.7K

$1,192 ¥8,426

-73.11%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,059 ₹184.4K

$14.3K ¥100.8K

-85.56%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,075 ₹96.3K

$7,164 ¥50.7K

-85.00%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$569 ₹51K

$1,553 ¥11K

-63.38%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.58

151.40%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Delhi: December 1, 2025

Last update for Shanghai: November 29, 2025

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