Ahmedabad vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$452
$2678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1122
$6655
🏠 One person rent
$166
$1596
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$2946
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$700
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.1
$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$467
$4876
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
57
100
😀 Quality of life
54
95
🏙️ Population
7.65M
2.75M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 83% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 8848th and 529th ($452 vs $2678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 483rd 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 1 months in Ahmedabad compared to 1.8 months in Chicago. Ahmedabad ranked 19th best city to live in India vs Chicago ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 5984th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ahmedabad Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.2
$90.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$1841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$1327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$3729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$2474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.7
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.12
$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.86%
6.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$885
$3391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$2689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$75.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.5
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$3.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.09
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$4.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$4.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$1.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.87
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.18
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.13
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$63
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.32
$29.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.5
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.3
$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$60.6
$2114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1659
$24502

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$382
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$389
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$376
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$371
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$298
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$311
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$310
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$771
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$286
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$311
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$288
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$324
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$298
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$340
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$367
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$378
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$333
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$333
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$348
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$366
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$284
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$339
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$362
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$381
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$501
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$279
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$350
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$716
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$394
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$363
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$334
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$513
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$295
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$331
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$376
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$325
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$297
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$350

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11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2510
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2194
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2384
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2389
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2264
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2377
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2359
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2360
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2344
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2396
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2369
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2506
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1954
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2351
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2371