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Delhi

India

vs

Climate

Delhi logs 9 outdoor-dinner months a year to Guwahati's 4 — Delhi wins by 5. Delhi also leads on sunny days by 72.

DelhiGuwahati
Sunny days
302230
Hot days
219195
Frost days
00
Rainy days
78178
Outdoor dinner months
9/124/12
Avg wind
2.4 m/s1.8 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,9682,400
Darkest month sun
175 hrs/mo122 hrs/mo
UV peak month
8.16.3

Delhi

Feels-like °C

16
20
27
32
36
38
35
33
33
29
25
17

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Guwahati

Feels-like °C

22
24
28
30
31
32
33
33
34
30
27
22

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Cost of Living

Delhi averages $805/mo for balanced living; Guwahati has no cost baseline yet.

Delhi

$805

monthly · balanced

Minimalist $604Comfort $1,560
Cheaper than 91%in Among 40 Asia cities

Guwahati

monthly · balanced

Mobility

Delhi scores 2.0 on mobility (0–5 scale); Guwahati has no mobility baseline.

2.0/5
vs
/5
DelhiGuwahati
TransitMotorbikeFlights

Culture

Delhi's culture score of 3.6 sits well above Guwahati's 0.0.

3.6/5
vs
0.0/5
DelhiGuwahati
ArtsHistoryTheatreVenues
Delhi leads

Nature & Outdoors

Delhi scores 3.2 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Guwahati has no nature & outdoors baseline.

3.2/5
vs
/5
DelhiGuwahati
ForestGreen AreasRunningCampingSkiing

Safety

Delhi scores 0.9 on safety (0–5 scale); Guwahati has no safety baseline.

0.9/5
vs
/5
DelhiGuwahati
Street SafetyProperty CrimeRoadWildfireFlooding

Career

Delhi scores 4.2 on career (0–5 scale); Guwahati has no career baseline.

4.2/5
vs
/5
DelhiGuwahati
JobsEconomyStartupsCoworking

Social & Community

Delhi scores 3.3 on social & community (0–5 scale); Guwahati has no social & community baseline.

3.3/5
vs
/5
DelhiGuwahati
Everyday EnglishExpat-First CommunityMulticultural MixExpat Integration ExperienceUrban EnergyStreet AtmosphereAdmin English Support

Food & Dining

Delhi scores 3.8 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Guwahati has no food & dining baseline.

3.8/5
vs
/5
DelhiGuwahati
RestaurantsBrunchVeganDelivery

Family

Delhi scores 3.3 on family (0–5 scale); Guwahati has no family baseline.

3.3/5
vs
/5
DelhiGuwahati
Intl SchoolsUniversitiesAmenitiesSportGroceriesGymYogaSpaTennis

Healthcare

Delhi scores 3.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Guwahati has no healthcare baseline.

3.4/5
vs
/5
DelhiGuwahati
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Delhi averages 97.9 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Guwahati's 46.4 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Guwahati breathes ~53% cleaner air (51.5 µg/m³ lower).

Delhi

Guwahati

97.9µg/m³
46.4µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Very Unhealthy
Very Unhealthy

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Delhi (31.4M) and Guwahati (1.4M) are 23x in population — Delhi is the larger metro, Guwahati the smaller; on land area Delhi spans roughly 11x more ground.

16x

Delhi is roughly 16x the scale of Guwahati

Combined population & area comparison

IN flagDelhi
16x
IN flagGuwahati
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.IN flagDelhi31.4M23x
2.IN flagGuwahati1.4M1x
Area
1.IN flagDelhi2,139 km²11x
2.IN flagGuwahati194 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
83 km66 km

IN flagDelhi

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
22 km14 km

IN flagGuwahati

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Delhi vs Guwahati

Which is cheaper, Delhi or Guwahati?
Delhi has an estimated monthly cost of $805.
How does the climate compare between Delhi and Guwahati?
Sunny days: 302 vs 230 d — Delhi higher Annual sunshine: 2,968 vs 2,400 hrs — Delhi higher Winter sunshine: 175 vs 122 hrs/day — Delhi higher Hot days (>30°C): 219 vs 195 d — Guwahati lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 78 vs 178 d — Delhi lower
Is Delhi or Guwahati safer?
Delhi has a safety score of 0.9/5.
Should I move to Delhi or Guwahati?
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