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Delhi

Best for: Capital-India nomads who can plan around brutal summers and the autumn air-quality season.

Mid-tier monthly cost

Full breakdown

$1,320/mo

  • Rent$600
  • Groceries$220
  • Dining out$200
  • Transport$40
  • Utilities$100
  • Coworking$160

Climate at a glance

Year heatmap

Humid subtropical (continental)

Best months

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  • D

Annual range: 14°–33°C

FIRE math at this cost

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Annual spend

$15,840

FIRE target (4% SWR)

$396,000

Coast-FIRE @ 7%/30yr

$52,021

Editorial estimates using the standard 4% Trinity-study rule. Run the FIRE calculator for sequence-of-returns risk, custom withdrawal rates, and country-specific tax assumptions.

Visa for nomads

Medium nomad-friendly

Pathway

Extendable tourist

Program

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Typical max stay

6 months

e-Tourist visa (180 days max) or X-1/X-2 longer routes; no formal DNV.

Visa concierges

Editorial summary, not legal advice. Verify with the relevant consulate before applying — visa programs change with little notice.

Field notes

Same e-Tourist visa story as Mumbai (180 days, no DNV). Hauz Khas, Saket, and Gurgaon (Cyber City) are the dense nomad / corporate pockets; South Delhi is where the cafés and coworking density sit. The two structural filters: pre-monsoon heat (April–June, regularly 42°C+) and the October–November air-quality crash (post-harvest stubble burning pushes AQI 400+). November–March is the comfort window. Excellent fibre, strong tech scene, dense vegetarian food.

Three brutal stretches and one comfortable one. Pre-monsoon (April–June) routinely hits 42°C+. Monsoon (July–September) is the rain stretch. The October–November air-quality crash from post-harvest stubble burning regularly pushes AQI past 400 — a real respiratory filter. November–March is the only sustainable nomad window for outdoor life.

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