Ahmedabad vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$452
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1122
$1973
🏠 One person rent
$166
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.1
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$467
$742
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
57
69
😀 Quality of life
54
69
🏙️ Population
7.65M
10.5M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 31% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8848th and 7169th ($452 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 97th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ahmedabad compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Ahmedabad ranked 19th best city to live in India vs Dongguan ranked 16th in China, while ranked 5984th and 2941st 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
$3.45
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.2
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.9
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.7
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.12
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.86%
4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$885
$5615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$3422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.5
$4.16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.09
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.87
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.18
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.13
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.32
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.5
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.3
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$60.6
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1659
$20945

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$415
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$382
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$389
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$376
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$371
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$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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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598