Cost of living comparison

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Santa Fe vs. Delhi Cost of Living Summary

Santa Fe is 82.3% more expensive than Delhi.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Santa Fe
Groceries: pay 84.4% more in Santa Fe
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Santa Fe
Housing: pay 51.7% more in Santa Fe
Childcare: pay 44.1% less in Santa Fe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.9% more in Santa Fe
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Santa Fe

The cost of restaurants, transportation, clothing, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Santa Fe are more expensive than in Delhi. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Santa Fe.

Santa Fe vs. Delhi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santa Fe instead of Delhi, you would:

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Delhi	Santa Fe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.64 ₹521.93	$7.00 ARS9,763.92	+24.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.95 ₹365.35	$7.50 ARS10,461.34	+90.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 ₹44.43	$1.24 ARS1,723.24	+157.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.17 ₹16.02	$1.10 ARS1,536.09	+536.5%
Average			+202.1%

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pay 84.4% more for groceries

	Delhi	Santa Fe
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 ₹52.13	$1.00 ARS1,394.85	+77.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.34 ₹216.23	$4.50 ARS6,276.80	+92.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.91 ₹269.26	$3.79 ARS5,280.06	+30.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.09 ₹100.75	$1.50 ARS2,092.27	+37.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₹147.13	$2.71 ARS3,775.06	+70.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 ₹83.73	$0.74 ARS1,033.40	-18.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 ₹33.18	$0.79 ARS1,101.47	+120.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 ₹42.93	$0.44 ARS613.71	-5.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 ₹23.67	$1.20 ARS1,676.63	+370.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.17 ₹16.15	$0.23 ARS316.35	+30.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 ₹20.83	$0.50 ARS700.18	+123.1%
Average			+84.4%

Delhi vs. Santa Fe - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Delhi	Santa Fe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22 ₹390.86	$4.01 ARS5,588.07	-5.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.27 ₹1,043.87	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,220.85 ₹1M	$30,000.00 ARS42M	+97.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.93 ₹271.41	$15.00 ARS20,922.68	+411.7%
Average			+167.9%

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pay 51.7% more for housing

	Delhi	Santa Fe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.34 ₹772.30	$20.00 ARS27,896.90	+139.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$229.89 ₹21,284.70	$315.00 ARS439K	+37.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$139.05 ₹12,874.36	$200.00 ARS279K	+43.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.95 ₹4,532.30	$42.25 ARS58,939.05	-13.7%
Average			+51.7%

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pay 44.1% less for childcare

	Delhi	Santa Fe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$71.33 ₹6,603.99	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,932.31 ₹179K	$1,080.00 ARS2M	-44.1%
Average			-44.1%

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pay 4.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Delhi	Santa Fe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 ₹208.77	$1.26 ARS1,754.12	-44.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.11 ₹195.28	$2.09 ARS2,908.86	-1.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.95 ₹365.35	$3.40 ARS4,742.47	-13.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.60 ₹1,999.75	$40.00 ARS55,793.81	+85.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.07 ₹469.74	$5.00 ARS6,974.23	-1.5%
Average			+4.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Delhi	Santa Fe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.76 ₹2,569.88	$61.67 ARS86,015.46	+122.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.10 ₹3,156.91	$60.00 ARS83,690.71	+76.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.38 ₹4,849.97	$107.50 ARS150K	+105.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.89 ₹3,785.39	$95.00 ARS133K	+132.4%
Average			+109.0%

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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: March 2026

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