Cost of Living in Delhi, 🇮🇳 India - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 25, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 2 20 $232 $232 $369 $126 $11

Utilities 2 $27 $38 $68 $33 —

Internet & Mobile 5 6 $11 $11 $18 $6 $0

Groceries 2 12 13 14 $42 $64 $106 $46 $2

Transportation 2 7 8 $85 $37 $126 $22 $4

Dining Out 2 $139 $84 $169 $31 $19

Leisure Activities 15 17 19 $53 $42 $228 $16 $8

Health Insurance 10 18 $63 $31 $84 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 11 $3 $7 $14 — $1

Total $655 $546 $1,182 $280 $47

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 $126.41 $126 – $232 per month

Coworking Space 4 $105.34 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 2 16 $231.75 $211 – $263 per month

Coliving Space 3 $152.85 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 2 $2.00 per cup

Beer 2 $2.32 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 2 $1.26 per meal

Fast Food Combo 2 $2.63 per meal

Apples 2 $1.90 per kg

Bread 2 $0.47 per loaf

Milk 12 $0.76 per liter

Rice 13 $0.49 per kg

Chicken Fillets 14 $4.74 per kg

Beef 14 $4.74 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 2 $9.48 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 2 $16.86 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 2 $0.32 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 7 $0.42 per trip

Taxi per km 7 $0.18 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 2 8 $21.60 per month

Gasoline 9 $0.96 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 7 $1.14 per trip

Scooter Rental 21 $42.13 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 5 $2.11 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 6 $7.37 per month

Gym Membership 15 $9.91 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 19 $3.27 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 5 $0.58 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 2 $2.95 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 22 $34.75 per pair

Summer Dress 22 $15.79 per dress

Running Shoes 22 $63.19 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 2 $1.58 per visit

Laundry 2 $0.42 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 23 24 $8.43 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 2 $0.63 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 25, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 94.93 INR on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Bangalore, Mumbai, Hanoi, Chiang Mai, Kathmandu

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Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 694.22 231.75
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 304.39 126.41
- Apples 1.92 1.9
- Beef 5.13 4.74
- Beer 2.35 2.32
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- Bread 0.59 0.47
- Chicken Fillets 4.81 4.74
- Cinema Ticket 4.27 2.95
- Coffee 2.99 2
- Coliving Space 234.97 152.85
- Coworking Space 101.46 105.34
- Dining Out local 42.72, nomad 480.61, expat 234.97, family 427.21, tourist 37.38 local 31.22, nomad 139.05, expat 84.27, family 168.55, tourist 18.96
- Doctor Visit (GP) 8.54 8.43
- Fast Food Combo 4.81 2.63
- Gasoline 1.12 0.96
- Groceries local 128.16, nomad 85.44, expat 267.01, family 587.42, tourist 6.41 local 46.01, nomad 42.13, expat 64.42, family 105.83, tourist 1.58
- Gym Membership 26.7 9.91
- Haircut 4.81 1.58
- Health Insurance local 12.82, nomad 69.42, expat 53.4, family 128.16, tourist 0 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 31.49, family 84.27, tourist 2.09
- Housing local 192.25, nomad 694.22, expat 480.61, family 907.82, tourist 48.06 local 126.41, nomad 231.75, expat 231.75, family 369.2, tourist 11.25
- Internet & Mobile local 8.54, nomad 37.38, expat 26.7, family 58.74, tourist 2.67 local 6.32, nomad 11.04, expat 11.04, family 17.87, tourist 0.19
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 8.01 7.37
- Jeans 34.18 34.75
- Laundry 8.54 0.42
- Leisure Activities local 21.36, nomad 267.01, expat 128.16, family 213.61, tourist 16.02 local 15.8, nomad 52.67, expat 42.13, family 228.14, tourist 8.43
- Meal (Inexpensive) 3.74 1.26
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 21.36 16.86
- Milk 0.75 0.76
- Mobile Plan 3.73 2.11
- Monthly Transport Pass 12.82 21.6
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 2.67 0.63
- Rice 1.01 0.49
- Ride-hailing (5km) 1.92 1.14
- Running Shoes 58.74 63.19
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 5.34 0.58
- Scooter Rental 6.41 42.13
- Summer Dress 26.7 15.79
- Taxi Start 0.53 0.42
- Taxi per km 0.19 0.18
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 8.54 3.27
- Transportation local 26.7, nomad 128.16, expat 160.2, family 373.81, tourist 19.22 local 21.6, nomad 84.8, expat 36.87, family 126.41, tourist 4.21
- Utilities local 37.38, nomad 74.76, expat 106.8, family 192.25, tourist 0 local 33.02, nomad 27.39, expat 37.92, family 68.48, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 90.78, expat 42.72, family 106.8 local 0, nomad 3.33, expat 7.05, family 14.11, tourist 0.83
- Wine (Mid-range) 12.82 9.48
Apartment (1 bedroom), Housing (all profiles), Airbnb (1 month), Coworking Space, Coffee, Beer, Meal (Inexpensive), Fast Food Combo, Apples, Bread, Wine (Mid-range), Monthly Transport Pass, Cinema Ticket, Jeans, Utilities (all profiles), Groceries (all profiles), Transportation (local, nomad), Dining Out (local, nomad), Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Ride-hailing (5km), Scooter Rental, Water (1.5L bottle), Haircut, Laundry, Doctor Visit (GP), Pharmacy (basic meds) aligned to Cost of Living India Delhi, Innov8, GoWheelo, Levi's India, PNB–Max OPD PDF (costoflivingindia.com, innov8.work, gowheelo.com, levi.in, hrms.pnb.bank.in)

Delhi cost of living