Ahmedabad vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$442
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1064
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$159
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$271
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$310
$752
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
57
69
😀 Quality of life
58
72
🏙️ Population
7.65M
10.5M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 33% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8888th and 7341st ($442 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 78th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ahmedabad compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Ahmedabad ranked 28th best city to live in India vs Dongguan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 6115th and 3389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ahmedabad Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.38
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.1
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$200
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.9
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.39
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.05%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.66
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.89
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.93
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.09
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.9
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.39
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.22
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.6
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.7
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1440
$21416

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$407
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$375
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$382
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$374
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$366
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$291
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$324
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$315
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$705
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$278
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$303
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$290
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$305
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$264
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$328
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$361
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$382
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$330
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$350
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$303
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$322
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$267
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$333
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$363
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$399
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$487
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$274
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$349
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$705
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$366
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$382
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$517
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$297
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$334
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$387
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$324
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$290
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$335

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598