Cost of Living Comparison Between Karnal and Delhi Cost of Living Comparison Between Karnal and Delhi

🙂 Solo nomad: Karnal is 1% cheaper than Delhi without rent, and 25.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Karnal is 22.8% cheaper than Delhi without rent, and 27.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.01 ₹172

$4.76 ₹407

-57.77%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.56 ₹904

$19.51 ₹1,669

-45.87%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.96 ₹253

$4.13 ₹353

-28.33%

Cappuccino

$2.23 ₹191

$2.05 ₹175

8.78%

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

$0.4 ₹34.51

$0.48 ₹40.9

-16.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.1 ₹8.89

$0.15 ₹12.7

-33.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.76 ₹151

$2.07 ₹177

-14.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.58 ₹220

$3.39 ₹290

-23.89%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.69 ₹59.3

$0.74 ₹63.2

-6.76%

White Bread (500g)

$0.5 ₹42.55

$0.59 ₹50.7

-15.25%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.82 ₹70

$0.9 ₹77.1

-8.89%

Eggs

$1.09 ₹93.2

$1.13 ₹96.5

-3.54%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.19 ₹530

$4.66 ₹399

32.83%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.55 ₹303

$3.44 ₹294

3.20%

Apples (1kg)

$2.09 ₹179

$2.12 ₹181

-1.42%

Banana (1kg)

$0.79 ₹67.2

$0.78 ₹66.5

1.28%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.01 ₹86.7

$0.94 ₹80

7.45%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.48 ₹41.37

$0.63 ₹53.9

-23.81%

Potato (1kg)

$0.24 ₹20.5

$0.39 ₹32.94

-38.46%

Onion (1kg)

$0.32 ₹27.37

$0.5 ₹42.85

-36.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.71 ₹60.8

$0.56 ₹47.92

26.79%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.29 ₹24.47

$0.34 ₹28.92

-14.71%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.43 ₹379

$3.99 ₹342

11.03%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.32 ₹626

$10.41 ₹890

-29.68%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.48 ₹127

$1.88 ₹161

-21.28%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.39 ₹205

$2.74 ₹235

-12.77%

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

$6.83 ₹585

$5.48 ₹469

24.64%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 ₹23.69

$0.54 ₹46.01

-48.15%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.86 ₹758

$11.75 ₹1,005

-24.60%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.34 ₹28.72

$0.59 ₹50.6

-42.37%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.1 ₹8.54

$0.3 ₹25.94

-66.67%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.27 ₹195

$1.25 ₹107

81.60%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.1 ₹93.8

$1.14 ₹97.2

-3.51%

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

$9,443 ₹807.6K

$17.4K ₹1.5M

-45.70%

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

$28.4K ₹2.4M

$24.4K ₹2.1M

16.48%

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

$34.31 ₹2,934

$67.1 ₹5,738

-48.85%

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

$4.24 ₹363

$4.12 ₹352

2.91%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$5.76 ₹493

$8.17 ₹699

-29.50%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.69 ₹1,342

$20.22 ₹1,729

-22.40%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.1 ₹607

$10.18 ₹870

-30.26%

Cinema Ticket

$2.88 ₹246

$4.57 ₹391

-36.98%

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

$88.4 ₹7,565

$78 ₹6,667

13.46%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,653 ₹141.3K

$2,027 ₹173.3K

-18.46%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$26.6 ₹2,275

$27.77 ₹2,375

-4.21%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.94 ₹2,304

$31.15 ₹2,664

-13.52%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$57.5 ₹4,919

$48.58 ₹4,155

18.40%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$35.08 ₹3,001

$36.07 ₹3,085

-2.74%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$122 ₹10.4K

$237 ₹20.3K

-48.61%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$76.4 ₹6,534

$139 ₹11.9K

-44.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$278 ₹23.8K

$591 ₹50.5K

-53.01%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$181 ₹15.5K

$324 ₹27.7K

-44.25%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,045 ₹89.4K

$2,070 ₹177.1K

-49.50%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$616 ₹52.7K

$1,127 ₹96.4K

-45.33%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$476 ₹40.7K

$644 ₹55.1K

-26.05%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.88

-1.33%

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

Last update for Karnal: October 29, 2025

Last update for Delhi: October 29, 2025

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