Become a Local Friend in Delhi (2026): Get Paid by the Hour to Show Visitors Old Delhi, Humayun's Tomb and Hauz Khas

Delhi gets more foreign arrivals than any other Indian airport, and most of those visitors see it badly: a car between monuments, a hotel buffet, a fear of the metro. What they want, and increasingly search for ("hire a friend in Delhi", "rent a friend India registration"), is a Dilliwala with a free afternoon. That is the job. Roavi, which runs this site, is one of the places you can do it.

What visitors in Delhi ask for#

• An Old Delhi food walk. Chandni Chowk from the Jama Masjid side: parathas in Paranthe Wali Gali, kebabs at Karim's or the stalls around it, jalebi, a cycle rickshaw through Kinari Bazaar. Visitors will not do this alone, and a local who knows which lane to turn into is the whole point.
• The quiet monuments before the heat. Humayun's Tomb at opening time, Lodhi Garden on a weekday morning, Hauz Khas Fort over the lake. Half the value is knowing the order and the entrances.
• An evening in Hauz Khas or Champa Gali. Which bar is worth it this month, where the music is, how to get home after.
• The metro, explained once. The Airport Express, a card, which line, which exit. Fifteen minutes with a local saves a day of taxis.
• A wedding-season market. Between October and February visitors invited to a wedding want help buying an outfit in Lajpat Nagar or Shahpur Jat and the fitting that follows.
• Language. Many simply want to speak Hindi for an afternoon with someone patient.

A Local Friend is company and local knowledge by the hour. It is not a guided tour and it is not a date.

Who does well in Delhi#

Students at DU and JNU with free weekends, young professionals in Gurugram and Noida who come into the city on Saturdays, anyone who grew up in a particular colony and knows its market. English plus Hindi is the usual pair; Punjabi or Urdu is a bonus for some visitors. The people who get booked are the ones whose profile names three concrete plans and who reply the same day.

What to charge#

You set the rate. For honesty, the numbers as counted on 28 October 2026: Roavi listed 15 Local Friends across 11 Indian cities, the median listed rate was US$18 an hour, and the middle half listed between US$10 and US$20. Delhi had 2 listed. Visitors pay you directly, in whatever you agree; Roavi takes no commission. Your own travel and anything you eat are agreed before you meet. Rent a friend in India explains how the price is set from the visitor's side.

What you earn depends on how many hours you are booked. Demand in India is still small and growing, so treat this as a side income you build, not a salary. Rent a local friend jobs says what the work pays across platforms without the hype.

How to register#

1. Open Become a Local Friend and sign up. It is free.
2. Your city: Delhi. If you are in Gurugram or Noida, say so in the text; visitors stay in both.
3. Three real photos: you, you doing something (at a chaat stall, at a monument, with your bike), your city. No filters, no AI images, no photos of children.
4. A short text in your own words about what you would do with someone who lands on a Saturday. "Paranthe Wali Gali, then Humayun's Tomb, then a drink in Hauz Khas" beats "friendly and outgoing".
5. Your hourly rate and your free days. Change them whenever you like.
6. A person at Roavi reads every profile before it goes live. You must be 18 or over.

The optional Verified badge (an identity check, US$9.99 a month) adds a mark to your card. It is never required to be listed, to receive messages or to be paid.

The rules#

• Platonic only. Nothing romantic, nothing physical, from either side. A profile or a message that suggests otherwise is removed.
• Public places, especially the first time.
• Nothing in advance. You are paid when you meet; never ask for or accept a deposit outside the app.
• No tours with a licence. You do not sell tours, drive visitors or lead groups. If you want to become a licensed guide, that is a separate thing with its own process.
• Reply fast. Visitors message several people; the one who answers first usually gets the afternoon.

Safety, for women especially#

The rules above are the safety plan, and women Local Friends keep them strictly: talk in the app first and read the person's messages; first meeting in a public, busy place in daylight; tell a friend or family member where you are and when you will be back; never share your home address or a personal number before you have met; leave the moment anything is not platonic, and report it. Is rent a friend safe? covers the same rules from both sides. Other options for paid company, and what each really pays, are in get paid to hang out with people.

The visitor's side#

To see what a visitor reads before messaging you, rent a friend in Delhi is the page they land on, and Local Friends in Delhi is the live list your profile joins.

Every Indian city with a Local Friend today, with the live count: rent a friend in India.

Roavi is the company behind this page. The numbers describe Roavi's own directory on 28 October 2026, not the category as a whole.