Ahmedabad vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1162
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$222
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$366
$367
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.5
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$838
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
56
69
😀 Quality of life
56
71
🏙️ Population
7.65M
10.5M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 14% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8477th and 7769th ($505 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 350th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ahmedabad compared to 1.4 months in Dongguan. Ahmedabad ranked 17th best city to live in India vs Dongguan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 5867th and 2370th 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
$3.02
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.4
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.25
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.59
$0.75
 Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.4
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.6
$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.43
$9.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.94%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1344
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$729
$3231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.79
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.25
$4.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.18
$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.3
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1882
$16599

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$339
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$396
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$377
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$399
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$385
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$296
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$353
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$338
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$809
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$301
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$323
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$308
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$336
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$281
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$338
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$390
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$345
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$358
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$377
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$359
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$360
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$315
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$370
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$368
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$391
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$482
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$336
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$379
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$706
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$334
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$297
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$510
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$375
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$316
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$392
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$292
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$291
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$375

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611