Cost of Living in Delhi

Summary about cost of living in Delhi:

Four-person family monthly costs: 1,236.88$ (94,011.27₹) without rent (using our estimator).
A single person monthly costs: 357.37$ (27,162.52₹) without rent.
Cost of living index in Delhi is 73.36% lower than in New York.
Rent in Delhi is, on average, 92.00% lower than in New York.
Cost of living rank 456^th out of 488 cities in the world.
Delhi has a cost of living index of 26.64.

Restaurants	[ Edit ]	Range
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant	300.00 ₹	150.00-500.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course	1,500.00 ₹	800.00-3,000.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal)	250.00 ₹	200.00-400.00
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught)	150.00 ₹	90.00-300.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle)	250.00 ₹	150.00-450.00
Cappuccino (regular)	132.42 ₹	50.00-250.00
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle)	36.35 ₹	25.00-50.00
Water (12 oz small bottle)	15.70 ₹	10.00-20.00
Markets	[ Edit ]
Milk (regular), (1 gallon)	202.15 ₹	166.56-227.12
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb)	30.82 ₹	18.14-45.36
Rice (white), (1 lb)	29.70 ₹	18.14-45.36
Eggs (regular) (12)	72.48 ₹	60.00-100.00
Local Cheese (1 lb)	159.62 ₹	90.72-340.19
Chicken Fillets (1 lb)	115.23 ₹	63.50-181.44
Buffalo Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)	195.92 ₹	90.72-303.91
Apples (1 lb)	57.30 ₹	31.75-90.72
Banana (1 lb)	24.70 ₹	18.14-36.29
Oranges (1 lb)	27.58 ₹	13.61-45.36
Tomato (1 lb)	16.14 ₹	9.07-22.68
Potato (1 lb)	10.96 ₹	6.80-18.14
Onion (1 lb)	14.40 ₹	9.07-27.22
Lettuce (1 head)	38.42 ₹	15.00-90.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle)	28.96 ₹	20.00-40.00
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range)	750.00 ₹	280.00-1,500.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)	116.34 ₹	70.00-166.67
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle)	207.37 ₹	120.00-300.00
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro)	320.00 ₹	300.00-400.00
Transportation	[ Edit ]
One-way Ticket (Local Transport)	30.00 ₹	20.00-60.00
Monthly Pass (Regular Price)	1,000.00 ₹	600.00-2,000.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)	50.00 ₹	30.00-100.00
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff)	24.14 ₹	16.09-48.28
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)	65.00 ₹	50.00-120.00
Gasoline (1 gallon)	282.76 ₹	264.98-302.83
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)	800,000.00 ₹	800,000.00-1,000,000.00
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car)	1,677,040.85 ₹	1,500,000.00-2,000,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)	[ Edit ]
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment	4,659.31 ₹	2,000.00-10,000.00
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans)	0.85 ₹	0.20-1.00
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)	823.55 ₹	550.00-1,200.00
Sports And Leisure	[ Edit ]
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult	1,839.20 ₹	1,000.00-3,000.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)	610.77 ₹	250.00-1,000.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat	350.00 ₹	250.00-500.00
Childcare	[ Edit ]
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child	5,892.19 ₹	3,000.00-10,000.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child	157,101.37 ₹	60,000.00-400,000.00
Clothing And Shoes	[ Edit ]
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)	2,540.49 ₹	1,200.00-4,000.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)	2,503.57 ₹	1,500.00-5,000.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range)	3,800.91 ₹	2,000.00-6,000.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes	3,214.95 ₹	1,500.00-5,000.00
Rent Per Month	[ Edit ]
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre	17,447.50 ₹	10,000.00-30,000.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre	10,509.90 ₹	7,000.00-17,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre	42,484.85 ₹	28,000.00-75,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre	24,653.47 ₹	15,000.00-40,000.00
Buy Apartment Price	[ Edit ]
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre	13,989.70 ₹	7,999.93-29,999.75
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre	6,503.96 ₹	3,999.97-11,499.90
Salaries And Financing	[ Edit ]
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)	39,383.50 ₹
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate	9.24	7.00-12.00

Prices in Delhi

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Last update: May 2020

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20 Comments so far

#Anonymous on May 23, 2020 :

GOVERNMENTS & MAINSTREAM MEDIA ARE LYING TO US ABOUT COVID-19
LISTEN TO DR. KNUT WITTOWSKI, DR. RASHID BUTTAR, DR. JUDY MIKOVITS
WAKE UP AND STOP LIVING IN FEAR!

#Will.Fairy on May 18, 2020 :

It is worthwhile to complete things that are worth starting and ending. Smart people always do things from beginning to end.

#Sushil Gola on Aug 30, 2019 :

Is it Possible to get job on 3 month visit visa. I am Hardware and network engineer i have 6 years experience in this field.

#Anonymous on Apr 15, 2019 :

Mercilessly harassed, Belgian tourist leaves India in 24 hours
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/mercilessly-harassed-belgian-tourist-leaves-india-in-24-hours/article26178905.ece

#Chandan Sethi on May 31, 2018 :

You really need to update the prices of real estate , food and education . Putting the price of the cheapest does not help as quality is important as well.

#Anonymous on May 22, 2018 :

Myanmar is tremendously daring and shameless to the extent of fabricating the following made-up news which is clearly against the weakest and helpless Rohingya currently being genocided by culprit Myanmar.

Myanmar Rohingya militants massacred Hindus, says Amnesty
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-44206372

It is absolutely unlogical even just to think the most helpless, almost annihilated Rohingya carrying out a massacre upon Hindu on top of themself almost being wiped out by Myanmar.

Myanmar should not be fooling around with other nation spreading fake and made-up news because other nations are not foolish neither to be easily cheated by the made-up news of culprit Myanmar.

Everyone should take a moment to feel in the shoe of Rohingya currently suffering helplessly who have clearly no future, thanks to the inhumane atrocities carried out by culprit Myanmar.

Time to unleash immediate punishment actions upon the greatest Evildoer Myanmar by showering it with the first punishment step of comprehensive sanctions on Myanmar.

Thousands of Rohingya rape victims expected to give birth
https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/world/thousands-of-rohingya-rape-victims-expected-to-give-birth-1.3939466

#Anonymous on May 17, 2018 :

Hindu used to rule Bangladesh.
So people in Bangladesh should be mostly descended from India Hindu. Bangali and Rohingya are the same race.
However, while Rohingya in Myanmar are suffering inhumane atrocities.
Instead of helping India's brotherly Rohingya, India Modi is racing to help the sick Myanmar unreasonably while ignoring the genocide of his bloodline Rohingya.
Seems only US care about the welfare of Rohingya while another sick China persuading UN members to ignore the suffering of Rohingya.
So it is time for India to lead UN against sick China and punish Myanmar accordingly for its crime against humanity.

#Anonymous on May 17, 2018 :

Myanmar is a very difficult people.
As soon as India announced bean import quotas from Myanmar before. Shameless Myanmar immediately raised the price of bean which India is going to purchase.
This kind of dishonestly from shameless Myanmar not only harm the local consumer in Myanmar but also the interest of India.
In order to help the local consumer in Myanmar not to be affected with overpricing by the dishonestly of Myanmar, India should clarify the price at which India is going to purchase which is not higher than the then bean price at the time of announcing bean import quotas. Or else India should altogether stop purchasing bean from Myanmar for fairness sake.

Confusion ensues after India announces new bean import quotas
https://www.mmtimes.com/news/confusion-ensues-after-india-announces-new-bean-import-quotas.html

#Anonymous on May 15, 2018 :

Wandering around or giving sweets to children in India can turn you into corpse

India woman beaten to death over child abduction rumours
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-44079191

#Anonymous on May 04, 2018 :

Woman who went to India to treat her depression is drugged, raped and beheaded before her body is found hanged upside-down in a forest

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5687821/amp/Woman-went-India-treat-depression-drugged-raped-beheaded.html

#Anonymous on Feb 07, 2018 :

I think under market, you should have wheat flour (as flat Indian bread or chapati is a staple for a majority of people in North India).

#Nitish on Nov 17, 2017 :

What will be approx. estimate for single person from another state to live in delhi. excluding lodging?

#harshit on Oct 22, 2017 :

Very nice effort made this is nice... good work!

#Vishal on Oct 14, 2017 :

Please don't include sports, clothes,wine and taxi
Normal people don't use all those things.

#Nasir Jalelzai on Dec 20, 2016 :

Hello Dear.iam nasir from afghanistan i would like live in india for half three months and i am a student of architecture i want to studay arch courses there i only want to live .pleas detail me the whole information like cost of room per month ,cost of meal per month and combined cost like both room and meal

#pramod kumar maurya on Oct 16, 2016 :

This is such a great work you have done here. I am sorry could not give information about the prices here in Delhi as I am not very sure about the prices of many things which you have asked here as I do not want you to miscalculate anything here. One thing Which I thing which you could do it here with some technical help is that to PROVIDE A CALCULATOR here.So that if someone choose the specific option, the average price is added added to the cost and at the end of the calculation he could find and idea about an average how much would be the total cost one has to pay for living in the specific location.

Great work anyway !

Thanks a lot.

#Curious on Oct 14, 2016 :

I am also a high school student doing a report on India and I would very much like to know more about india and how the weather is?

#Mary on Oct 14, 2016 :

I am a high school student in New Mexico, and I am doing a report on India. I would like to know
what are your two most favorite places to shop? ,and which is the best season to visit?

#Anuj on Sep 08, 2016 :

I am from Delhi itself, this city is very versatile, you can find the rooms in 3 thousand also and if you want to stay in a posh area than the price will be high, if you live in the good area of delhi as in South Delhi, Munirka, there the price for one room will be 7000-9500 per month.However the area is good to live, the food you can find in the same price, there you can get food in cheapest also, it all depends on your living of style, In public transport i suggest you to use Bus or delhi metro, you can also negotiate with auto drivers and if not then you can also go for uber, ola or other cabs. About Delhi people i want to say that they all belong to different cities so they are having different mentalities, Crime is there in delhi or near to delhi in NCRS, so if you are late then take a taxi instead of taking lift or private cabs and also note that taxi number in front of the driver and act as you have sent the number to your friends, one of the simplest trick to avoid loot.People of delhi are good however the population is very high so the criminals are also high in numbers,

#Abdul Hadi on May 08, 2016 :

I have been in New Delhi recently, i used to pay 900 Rs per night for my stay aside with 10 Rs for each KW of electricity that i used.4
Daily since weather was warm, i used to pay more for juices and cool water as average of 150/ day.

food was good and affordable, 400-500 per day including breakfast, lunch and dinner. i strongly recommend delhi for those whom want to visit on months of september- feberuary, later than that expense increases. to see the great culture of india it really worths and i'm happy with prices. It's the same like my own country (Afghanistan).

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