Ahmedabad vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$442
$2799
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1064
$6454
🏠 One person rent
$159
$1702
🏘️ Family rent
$271
$2727
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$702
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$310
$5210
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
57
100
😀 Quality of life
58
97
🏙️ Population
7.65M
2.75M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 84% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 8888th and 394th ($442 vs $2799) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 338th 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 0.7 months in Ahmedabad compared to 1.9 months in Chicago. Ahmedabad ranked 28th best city to live in India vs Chicago ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 6115th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ahmedabad Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.38
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.1
$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$7.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$1993
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$1414
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$3215
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$200
$2313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.9
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.39
$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.05%
6.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$3645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$2499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.66
$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.89
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.93
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$16.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.09
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$3.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.9
$68.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.39
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$135
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.22
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.6
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.7
$2032
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1440
$23423

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$407
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$375
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$382
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$374
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$366
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$291
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$324
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$315
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$705
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$278
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$303
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$290
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$305
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$264
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$328
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$361
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$382
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$330
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$350
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$303
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$322
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$267
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$333
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$363
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$399
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$487
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$274
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$349
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$705
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$366
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$382
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$517
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$297
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$334
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$387
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$324
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$290
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$335

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426