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Agra vs New Delhi

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights New Delhi edges it, 48 to 46, winning 2 of the 9 factors. Agra is stronger on nothing outright; New Delhi on internet, getting there & around. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 7.9 of 46 points (scores 71/100)Safety: 6.1 of 46 points (scores 55/100)Healthcare: 6.2 of 46 points (scores 56/100)Internet: 6.3 of 46 points (scores 57/100)Visa ease: 3.6 of 46 points (scores 32/100)Getting there & around: 6.7 of 46 points (scores 60/100)Climate: 4.6 of 46 points (scores 42/100)Air quality: 0.0 of 46 points (scores 0/100)Quality of life: 4.3 of 46 points (scores 39/100)46
Agra
out of 100

Taj Mahal city, under two hours from Delhi by fast train

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Cost of living: 7.9 of 48 points (scores 71/100)Safety: 6.1 of 48 points (scores 55/100)Healthcare: 6.2 of 48 points (scores 56/100)Internet: 7.6 of 48 points (scores 68/100)Visa ease: 3.6 of 48 points (scores 32/100)Getting there & around: 7.8 of 48 points (scores 70/100)Climate: 4.6 of 48 points (scores 42/100)Air quality: 0.0 of 48 points (scores 0/100)Quality of life: 4.3 of 48 points (scores 39/100)48
New Delhi
out of 100

India's capital: history, food and smog

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricAgraNew Delhi
Cost of living7171
Safety5555
Healthcare5656
Internet5768 ✓
Visa ease3232
Getting there & around6070 ✓
Climate4242
Air quality00
Quality of life3939

Cost

MetricAgraNew Delhi
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$750$750
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricAgraNew Delhi
Homicides per 100k2.722.72
Political stability (0–100)5555
UHC service coverage (0–100)6969
Life expectancy67.3 yrs67.3 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricAgraNew Delhi
Download20.3 Mbps34.8 Mbps ✓
Upload5.4 Mbps14.6 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricAgraNew Delhi
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passporte-visa requirede-visa required
Entry, EU passporte-visa requirede-visa required
Entry, UK passporte-visa requirede-visa required

Getting there and around

MetricAgraNew Delhi
Non-stop airport destinations153153
Walkability (1–5, editorial)22
Transit (1–5, editorial)24 ✓

Climate and air

MetricAgraNew Delhi
Comfortable months per year55
Annual mean PM2.585 µg/m³ ✓107 µg/m³

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Agra or New Delhi?
New Delhi is cheaper: about $750 per month versus $750 for one person.
Is Agra or New Delhi safer?
Agra scores higher on safety (55 vs 55), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Agra or New Delhi?
New Delhi: a measured median of 34.8 Mbps versus 20.3 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

More comparisons

Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.