Ahmedabad vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$471
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1155
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$182
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$340
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.5
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$517
$738
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
56
69
😀 Quality of life
54
69
🏙️ Population
7.65M
10.5M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 30% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8798th and 7055th ($471 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 115th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Ahmedabad ranked 18th best city to live in India vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 5969th and 3115th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ahmedabad Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.3
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$251
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.16
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.43
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.16
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.88
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.1
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.4
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1837
$21927

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$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
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623