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Delhi vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Delhi is 58.7% cheaper than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 75.3% less in Delhi
Groceries: pay 57.6% less in Delhi
Transportation: pay 38.5% less in Delhi
Housing: pay 64.5% less in Delhi
Childcare: pay 72.7% less in Delhi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.3% less in Delhi
Clothing: pay 66.8% less in Delhi

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, clothing, housing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Delhi.

Delhi vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Delhi instead of Buenos Aires, you would:

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pay 75.3% less for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	Delhi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.00 ARS25,933.50	$5.64 ₹510.66	-68.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 ARS17,289.00	$3.95 ₹357.46	-67.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.18 ARS3,142.45	$0.48 ₹43.47	-78.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 ARS1,999.93	$0.17 ₹15.67	-87.5%
Average			-75.3%

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pay 57.6% less for groceries

	Buenos Aires	Delhi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.89 ARS4,164.89	$0.56 ₹51.00	-80.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.13 ARS8,836.60	$2.34 ₹211.56	-61.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.84 ARS8,409.97	$2.91 ₹263.45	-50.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.29 ARS4,738.61	$1.09 ₹98.57	-66.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 ARS5,647.01	$1.59 ₹143.95	-59.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 ARS1,658.22	$0.90 ₹81.92	-21.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 ARS1,384.97	$0.36 ₹32.47	-62.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 ARS815.96	$0.46 ₹42.00	-18.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 ARS1,641.89	$0.26 ₹23.16	-77.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ARS948.96	$0.17 ₹15.80	-73.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ARS834.01	$0.23 ₹20.38	-61.1%
Average			-57.6%

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pay 38.5% less for transportation

	Buenos Aires	Delhi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.31 ARS6,213.73	$4.22 ₹382.42	-2.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 ARS28,815.00	$11.27 ₹1,021.31	-43.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ARS36,018,750.00	$15,220.85 ₹1,378,773.49	-39.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.51 ARS13,708.68	$2.93 ₹265.54	-69.2%
Average			-38.5%

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pay 64.5% less for housing

	Buenos Aires	Delhi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.42 ARS42,390.25	$8.34 ₹755.62	-71.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$659.06 ARS949,547.18	$229.89 ₹20,824.84	-65.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$463.75 ARS668,143.89	$139.05 ₹12,596.20	-70.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.98 ARS145,484.43	$48.95 ₹4,434.38	-51.5%
Average			-64.5%

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pay 72.7% less for childcare

	Buenos Aires	Delhi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$367.39 ARS529,319.02	$71.33 ₹6,461.31	-80.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,496.25 ARS7,918,722.19	$1,932.31 ₹175,037.45	-64.8%
Average			-72.7%

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pay 35.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	Delhi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.80 ARS5,474.85	$2.25 ₹204.26	-40.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 ARS5,943.95	$2.11 ₹191.06	-48.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.68 ARS5,301.96	$3.95 ₹357.46	+7.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.59 ARS62,797.79	$21.60 ₹1,956.55	-50.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.00 ARS12,966.75	$5.07 ₹459.59	-43.6%
Average			-35.3%

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pay 66.8% less for clothing

	Buenos Aires	Delhi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$112.87 ARS162,612.84	$27.76 ₹2,514.35	-75.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.59 ARS131,962.90	$34.10 ₹3,088.70	-62.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.33 ARS186,337.00	$52.38 ₹4,745.18	-59.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.94 ARS194,408.71	$40.89 ₹3,703.61	-69.7%
Average			-66.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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