Ahmedabad vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

Ahmedabad Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$832
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1074
$2040
🏠 One person rent
$578
$266
🏘️ Family rent
$361
$481
🍽️ Food expenses
$160
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$50
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$427
$777
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
57
68
😀 Quality of life
54
56
🏙️ Population
7.65M
10.5M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 9% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 6097th and 6335th ($832 vs $762) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 47th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ahmedabad compared to 1 months in Dongguan. Ahmedabad ranked 22nd best city to live in India vs Dongguan ranked 26th in China, while ranked 5982nd and 5800th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ahmedabad Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.44
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.2
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.65
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.57
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$598
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.2
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$45.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.72
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.86%
4.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1089
$4995
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$454
$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.08
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$2.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.06
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.47
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$3.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.9
$69.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.04
$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.31
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$55.6
$447
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1365
$8907

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23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$336
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$333
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$331
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$333
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$330
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$306
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$379
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$388
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$426
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$234
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$248
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$429
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$333
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$354
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$355
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$337
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$311
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$331
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$366
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$362
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$370
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$359
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$388
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$328
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$331
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$506
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$303
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$469
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$314
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$625
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$213
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$312
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$231
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$469
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$350
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$330
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$371
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$215
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$279
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$304

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$863
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$1079
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$648
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$757
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$612
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$702
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$686
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2380
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2884
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1610
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$730
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$692
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$668
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$724
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$709
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$716
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$701
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$718
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$656
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$702
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$721
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$700
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$760
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$732
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$661
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$1049
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$775
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$689
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$516
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$788
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$717
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$658
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$689
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$697
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$744
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$749
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$673
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$679
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$705