Ahmedabad vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$471
$2667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1155
$6807
🏠 One person rent
$182
$1579
🏘️ Family rent
$340
$3056
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$700
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.5
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$517
$4901
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
56
100
😀 Quality of life
54
96
🏙️ Population
7.65M
2.75M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 82% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 8798th and 483rd ($471 vs $2667) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 425th 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 1.1 months in Ahmedabad compared to 1.8 months in Chicago. Ahmedabad ranked 18th best city to live in India vs Chicago ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 5969th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ahmedabad Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.3
$87.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$7.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$3.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$1974
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$1280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$3828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$251
$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.16
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$3554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$3158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$76.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.43
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$2.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.16
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$3.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.88
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$29.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.1
$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.4
$2457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1837
$19423

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23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$424
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$399
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$402
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$406
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$391
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$297
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$326
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$347
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$785
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$284
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$327
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$295
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$338
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$285
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$360
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$379
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$394
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$344
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$346
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$357
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$375
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$288
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$368
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$368
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$396
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$484
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$299
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$406
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$716
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$367
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$315
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$519
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$304
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$337
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$395
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$341
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$268
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$371

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357