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New York City vs. Delhi Cost of Living Summary

New York City is 10.6 times more expensive than Delhi.

Restaurants: pay 7.3 times more in New York City
Groceries: pay 5.9 times more in New York City
Transportation: pay 5.6 times more in New York City
Housing: pay 11.7 times more in New York City
Childcare: pay 36.9 times more in New York City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.4 times more in New York City
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in New York City

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in New York City are more expensive than in Delhi. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in New York City.

New York City vs. Delhi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New York City instead of Delhi, you would:

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pay 7.3 times more for restaurants

	Delhi	New York City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.64 ₹503.69	$25.00	+343.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.95 ₹352.58	$13.00	+229.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 ₹42.87	$3.09	+543.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.17 ₹15.46	$2.61	+1406.3%
Average			+630.6%

Delhi vs. New York City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.9 times more for groceries

	Delhi	New York City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 ₹50.31	$4.75	+743.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.34 ₹208.67	$8.89	+280.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.91 ₹259.85	$6.05	+108.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.09 ₹97.22	$7.20	+561.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₹141.99	$7.07	+344.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 ₹80.80	$3.29	+264.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 ₹32.02	$1.08	+200.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 ₹41.43	$2.60	+460.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 ₹22.85	$2.68	+949.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.17 ₹15.58	$1.63	+833.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 ₹20.11	$1.78	+691.1%
Average			+494.3%

Delhi vs. New York City - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.6 times more for transportation

	Delhi	New York City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22 ₹377.20	$3.47	-17.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.27 ₹1,007.37	$132.00	+1070.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,220.85 ₹1,359,950.51	$36,344.69	+138.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.93 ₹261.92	$22.39	+663.9%
Average			+463.9%

Delhi vs. New York City - Cost of transportation

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pay 11.7 times more for housing

	Delhi	New York City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.34 ₹745.30	$67.59	+710.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$229.89 ₹20,540.54	$4,037.06	+1656.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$139.05 ₹12,424.24	$2,496.67	+1695.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.95 ₹4,373.84	$151.98	+210.5%
Average			+1068.1%

Delhi vs. New York City - Cost of housing

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pay 36.9 times more for childcare

	Delhi	New York City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$71.33 ₹6,373.10	$3,154.10	+4321.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,932.31 ₹172,647.85	$57,250.00	+2862.8%
Average			+3592.3%

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pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Delhi	New York City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 ₹201.47	$8.00	+254.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.11 ₹188.45	$5.71	+170.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.95 ₹352.58	$19.00	+381.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.60 ₹1,929.83	$150.04	+594.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.07 ₹453.32	$20.00	+294.2%
Average			+339.2%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Delhi	New York City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.76 ₹2,480.03	$67.80	+144.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.10 ₹3,046.53	$49.94	+46.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.38 ₹4,680.40	$115.58	+120.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.89 ₹3,653.04	$168.76	+312.8%
Average			+156.1%

Delhi vs. New York City - Cost of clothing

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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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