Ahmedabad vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1053
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$155
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$265
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.6
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$777
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
58
67
😀 Quality of life
63
71
🏙️ Population
7.65M
10.5M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 34% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8910th and 7469th ($437 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 89th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ahmedabad compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Ahmedabad ranked 12th best city to live in India vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 5632nd and 3662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ahmedabad vs Dongguan

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Ahmedabad Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.57
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$257
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.2
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.6
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$894
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$604
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.52
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.97
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.88
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.07
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.7
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.85
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.21
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$22205

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23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$401
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$373
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$378
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$382
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$366
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$287
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$310
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$326
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$693
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$286
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$297
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$284
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$317
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$257
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$331
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$355
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$362
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$324
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$346
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$302
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$330
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$294
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$326
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$355
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$379
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$475
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$269
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$344
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$733
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$360
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$365
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$502
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$286
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$329
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$382
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$326
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$289
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$325

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608