Cost of Living Comparison Between Sikkim and Delhi Cost of Living Comparison Between Sikkim and Delhi

🙂 Solo nomad: Sikkim is 18% cheaper than Delhi without rent, and 29% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sikkim is 22.1% cheaper than Delhi without rent, and 29.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.35 ₹201

$4.76 ₹407

-50.63%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.32 ₹883

$19.51 ₹1,669

-47.10%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.63 ₹311

$4.13 ₹353

-12.11%

Cappuccino

$1.54 ₹132

$2.05 ₹175

-24.88%

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

$0.37 ₹31.87

$0.48 ₹40.9

-22.92%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.17 ₹14.12

$0.15 ₹12.7

13.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.76 ₹151

$2.07 ₹177

-14.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.01 ₹258

$3.39 ₹290

-11.21%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.73 ₹62.6

$0.74 ₹63.2

-1.35%

White Bread (500g)

$0.53 ₹45.04

$0.59 ₹50.7

-10.17%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.48 ₹41.24

$0.9 ₹77.1

-46.67%

Eggs

$1.61 ₹138

$1.13 ₹96.5

42.48%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.08 ₹435

$4.66 ₹399

9.01%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.07 ₹262

$3.44 ₹294

-10.76%

Apples (1kg)

$2.04 ₹174

$2.12 ₹181

-3.77%

Banana (1kg)

$0.72 ₹61.8

$0.78 ₹66.5

-7.69%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.94 ₹80.7

$0.94 ₹80

Tomato (1kg)

$0.5 ₹42.62

$0.63 ₹53.9

-20.63%

Potato (1kg)

$0.51 ₹43.36

$0.39 ₹32.94

30.77%

Onion (1kg)

$0.6 ₹51

$0.5 ₹42.85

20.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.48 ₹41.28

$0.56 ₹47.92

-14.29%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.36 ₹30.83

$0.34 ₹28.92

5.88%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.56 ₹219

$3.99 ₹342

-35.84%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.59 ₹392

$10.41 ₹890

-55.91%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.33 ₹114

$1.88 ₹161

-29.26%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.94 ₹251

$2.74 ₹235

7.30%

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

$3.05 ₹261

$5.48 ₹469

-44.34%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.3 ₹25.77

$0.54 ₹46.01

-44.44%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.61 ₹736

$11.75 ₹1,005

-26.72%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.79 ₹67.9

$0.59 ₹50.6

33.90%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.3 ₹25.94

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.42 ₹121

$1.25 ₹107

13.60%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.17 ₹100

$1.14 ₹97.2

2.63%

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

$13.8K ₹1.2M

$17.4K ₹1.5M

-20.57%

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

$22.1K ₹1.9M

$24.4K ₹2.1M

-9.28%

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

$38.29 ₹3,275

$67.1 ₹5,738

-42.92%

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

$3.53 ₹302

$4.12 ₹352

-14.32%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$7.44 ₹636

$8.17 ₹699

-8.94%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$16.05 ₹1,373

$20.22 ₹1,729

-20.62%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.96 ₹595

$10.18 ₹870

-31.63%

Cinema Ticket

$2.89 ₹247

$4.57 ₹391

-36.76%

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

$51.8 ₹4,431

$78 ₹6,667

-33.55%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,517 ₹129.7K

$2,027 ₹173.3K

-25.16%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$24.71 ₹2,113

$27.77 ₹2,375

-11.02%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.74 ₹2,116

$31.15 ₹2,664

-20.58%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$42.21 ₹3,611

$48.58 ₹4,155

-13.11%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$31.85 ₹2,724

$36.07 ₹3,085

-11.70%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$123 ₹10.5K

$237 ₹20.3K

-47.96%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$76.8 ₹6,572

$139 ₹11.9K

-44.64%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$278 ₹23.7K

$591 ₹50.5K

-53.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$183 ₹15.7K

$324 ₹27.7K

-43.51%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,130 ₹96.6K

$2,070 ₹177.1K

-45.43%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$545 ₹46.6K

$1,127 ₹96.4K

-51.62%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$229 ₹19.6K

$644 ₹55.1K

-64.40%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.67

-3.67%

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

Last update for Sikkim: October 27, 2025

Last update for Delhi: October 29, 2025

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