Ahmedabad vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Ahmedabad | Chennai | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 9% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 8798th and 8907th ($471 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 20th in India.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ahmedabad compared to 2 months in Chennai. Ranked 18th vs 2nd best cities to live in India, and 5969th vs 4094th among the best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Ahmedabad vs Chennai
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| Ahmedabad | Chennai | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 47 km or 29 mi | Nadiad | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Mehsana | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Vadodara | |
| 110 km or 68 mi | Godhra | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Bhavnagar | |
| 200 km or 124 mi | Rajkot | |
| 206 km or 128 mi | Udaipur | |
| 208 km or 130 mi | Surat | |
| 234 km or 145 mi | Navsari | |
| 256 km or 159 mi | Ratlam | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Bhuj | |
| 314 km or 195 mi | Pali | |
| 327 km or 203 mi | Ujjain | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Bhilwara | |
| 336 km or 209 mi | Indore | |
| 343 km or 213 mi | Malegaon | |
| 343 km or 213 mi | Porbandar | |
| 359 km or 223 mi | Nashik | |
| 381 km or 237 mi | Jalgaon | |
| 385 km or 239 mi | Jodhpur | |
| 397 km or 246 mi | Vasai | |
| 407 km or 253 mi | Kota | |
| 418 km or 260 mi | Bhiwandi | |
| 424 km or 264 mi | Kalyan | |
| 430 km or 267 mi | Thane | |
| 435 km or 270 mi | Ajmer | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Navi Mumbai | |
| 451 km or 280 mi | Aurangabad | |
| 453 km or 281 mi | Mumbai | |
| 456 km or 283 mi |  Mirpur Khas | |
| 495 km or 308 mi | Bhopal | |
| 501 km or 311 mi | Hyderabad | |
| 519 km or 322 mi | Pune | |
| 523 km or 325 mi | Akola | |
| 537 km or 333 mi | Vidisha | |
| 544 km or 338 mi | Jaipur | |
| 553 km or 343 mi | Nawabshah | |
| 560 km or 348 mi | Bikaner | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 111 km or 69 mi | Tirupati | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Vellore | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Chittoor | |
| 138 km or 85 mi | Pondicherry | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Nellore | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Cuddalore | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Madanapalle | |
| 219 km or 136 mi | Kadapa | |
| 260 km or 162 mi | Proddatur | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Ongole | |
| 279 km or 173 mi | Salem | |
| 282 km or 175 mi | Thanjavur | |
| 290 km or 180 mi | Bangalore | |
| 304 km or 189 mi | Chirala | |
| 305 km or 189 mi | Tiruchirappalli | |
| 312 km or 194 mi | Hindupur | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Nandyal | |
| 338 km or 210 mi | Anantapur | |
| 339 km or 211 mi | Erode | |
| 344 km or 214 mi | Tumkur | |
| 353 km or 219 mi | Tenali | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Machilipatnam | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | Guntur | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Tiruppur | |
| 383 km or 238 mi | Vijayawada | |
| 388 km or 241 mi | Kurnool | |
| 396 km or 246 mi | Dindigul | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Mysore | |
| 411 km or 256 mi | Eluru | |
| 423 km or 263 mi | Madurai | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Coimbatore | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Adoni | |
| 453 km or 282 mi | Nalgonda | |
| 462 km or 287 mi | Rajahmundry | |
| 463 km or 288 mi | Khammam | |
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| 494 km or 307 mi | Davanagere | |
| 509 km or 317 mi | Malappuram |