IN flag
Delhi

India

vs

Climate

Delhi logs 219 hot days a year to Srinagar's 10 — Srinagar wins by 209. Delhi also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 5.

DelhiSrinagar
Sunny days
302256
Hot days
21910
Frost days
077
Rainy days
78119
Snow days
014
Outdoor dinner months
9/124/12
Avg wind
2.4 m/s1.0 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,9682,727
Darkest month sun
175 hrs/mo151 hrs/mo
UV peak month
8.19.8

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

Srinagar

Feels-like °C

0
6
12
17
21
24
25
24
23
17
8
1

Dinner outside

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

Cost of Living

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

Delhi

$805

monthly · balanced

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

Srinagar

monthly · balanced

Mobility

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

2.0/5
vs
/5
DelhiSrinagar
TransitMotorbikeFlights

Culture

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

3.6/5
vs
0.0/5
DelhiSrinagar
ArtsHistoryTheatreVenues
Delhi leads

Nature & Outdoors

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

3.2/5
vs
/5
DelhiSrinagar
ForestGreen AreasRunningCampingSkiing

Safety

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

0.9/5
vs
/5
DelhiSrinagar
Street SafetyProperty CrimeRoadWildfireFlooding

Career

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

4.2/5
vs
/5
DelhiSrinagar
JobsEconomyStartupsCoworking

Social & Community

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

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

Food & Dining

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

3.8/5
vs
/5
DelhiSrinagar
RestaurantsBrunchVeganDelivery

Family

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

3.3/5
vs
/5
DelhiSrinagar
Intl SchoolsUniversitiesAmenitiesSportGroceriesGymYogaSpaTennis

Healthcare

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

3.4/5
vs
/5
DelhiSrinagar
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Delhi averages 97.9 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Srinagar's 29.5 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Srinagar breathes ~70% cleaner air (68.4 µg/m³ lower).

Delhi

Srinagar

97.9µg/m³
29.5µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Very Unhealthy
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 Srinagar (1.3M) are 23x in population — Delhi is the larger metro, Srinagar the smaller; on land area Delhi spans roughly 13x more ground.

17x

Delhi is roughly 17x the scale of Srinagar

Combined population & area comparison

IN flagDelhi
17x
IN flagSrinagar
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.IN flagDelhi31.4M23x
2.IN flagSrinagar1.3M1x
Area
1.IN flagDelhi2,139 km²13x
2.IN flagSrinagar168 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
83 km66 km

IN flagDelhi

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
16 km26 km

IN flagSrinagar

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Delhi vs Srinagar

Which is cheaper, Delhi or Srinagar?
Delhi has an estimated monthly cost of $805.
How does the climate compare between Delhi and Srinagar?
Sunny days: 302 vs 256 d — Delhi higher Annual sunshine: 2,968 vs 2,727 hrs — Delhi higher Winter sunshine: 175 vs 151 hrs/day — Delhi higher Hot days (>30°C): 219 vs 10 d — Srinagar lower Frost days: 0 vs 77 d — Delhi lower Rainy days: 78 vs 119 d — Delhi lower Snowy days: 0 vs 14 d — Delhi lower
Is Delhi or Srinagar safer?
Delhi has a safety score of 0.9/5.
Should I move to Delhi or Srinagar?
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