Ahmedabad vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$2420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1053
$5315
🏠 One person rent
$155
$1634
🏘️ Family rent
$265
$2835
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.6
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$4093
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
58
66
😀 Quality of life
63
90
🏙️ Population
7.65M
3.94M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 82% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 8910th and 1039th ($437 vs $2420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in India and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check India vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ahmedabad compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Ahmedabad ranked 12th best city to live in India vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5632nd and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ahmedabad vs Dubai

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Ahmedabad Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.57
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$1988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$257
$3617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$2237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.2
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.6
$94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$894
$7290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$604
$4052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.52
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$9.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$9.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.97
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.88
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.07
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.7
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14
$72.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.85
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$75.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.21
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43
$829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$16876

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$401
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$373
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$378
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$382
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$366
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$287
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$310
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$326
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$693
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$286
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$297
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$284
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$317
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$257
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$331
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$355
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$362
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$324
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$346
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$302
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$330
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$294
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$326
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$355
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$379
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$475
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$269
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$344
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$733
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$360
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$365
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$502
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$286
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$329
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$382
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$326
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$289
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$325

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
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$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
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$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
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$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492