Ahmedabad vs Boston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Boston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$3680
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1030
$8143
🏠 One person rent
$161
$2555
🏘️ Family rent
$271
$4103
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$749
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.6
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$266
$6248
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
58
100
😀 Quality of life
62
91
🏙️ Population
7.65M
676K

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 88% less expensive than in Boston. Cities ranked 8906th and 27th ($433 vs $3680) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 21st in India and the United States, respectively. Check India vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Ahmedabad compared to 1.7 months in Boston. Ahmedabad ranked 9th best city to live in India vs Boston ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 5691st and 105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ahmedabad vs Boston

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Ahmedabad Boston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$5.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$2870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$2200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$5120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$191
$3473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.76
$77.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$861
$12808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$578
$6220
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.14
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$5.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$5.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$5.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$5.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$4.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$1.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$2.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.49
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.04
$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$89.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.25
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$192
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$47
$2859
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1402
$26444

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$391
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$360
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$367
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$358
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$350
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$273
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$298
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$314
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$663
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$267
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$283
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$273
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$299
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$241
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$316
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$346
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$370
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$312
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$329
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$285
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$312
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$252
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$309
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$335
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$355
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$464
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$260
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$335
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$717
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$335
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$355
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$495
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$282
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$309
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$384
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$320
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$279
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$311

Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890