Moving to Delhi

Modern New Delhi and the surrounding metropolis of Delhi have the same multifarious characteristics that the Indian capital has had for several thousand years. Crowded streets, diverse languages, beautiful architecture - Delhi is teeming with different industries and cultures and now a wave of enticed New Delhi expats add to the eclectic nature and community of the city.

 

Delhi's economy is taking off and the modern tall buildings and robust industries look like they are trying to leave a less developed India behind. New Delhi expats largely add to the propulsion of the economy's development faster than the country as a whole. The accelerated growth of Delhi's key industries such as IT, telecommunications and new consumer markets need experienced employees that are often imported from abroad. Industries and expats also move to Delhi to take advantage of a cheap, educated, English speaking workforce, a still growing economy and, particularly in Delhi, a huge new consumer market.

The differences in culture in Delhi can feel confusing and alienating for some expats, and wonderfully multicultural and accepting for others. Perhaps more than any other major expat city, Delhi has no single culture expats must conform to. Instead, this is a city that contours around their needs. New city development is often luxury western-styled accommodation and expats often find business eager to adopt western management style.

 

Yet for all the development, Delhi is becoming an increasingly difficult place to live and one of the most expensive cities in the world. The property prices in New Delhi are just behind Mumbai for the most pricey in India, and the city has become the most expensive in India for overall cost of living. Most expats still find their stay in Delhi allowing for more luxury than they are accustomed to.

 

The beauty of the ancient city, its diversity and every part of life and work in Delhi, no matter how western, is still permeated with something quintessentially Indian, however loose that term is.