Cost of living in Delhi 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Delhi, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
25.4
75% cheaper than New York
DelhiUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 30,000 INR $360
1-bed apartment, outside centre 18,000 INR $216
3-bed apartment, centre 60,000 INR $720
Room in shared flat 12,000 INR $144
Buy price per m2 140,000 INR $1,680
Living cost excl. rent 26,000 INR $312
Typical net salary 80,000 INR $960
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.