Ahmedabad vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

Ahmedabad Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$832
$1924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1074
$4530
🏠 One person rent
$578
$1170
🏘️ Family rent
$361
$2204
🍽️ Food expenses
$160
$437
🚐 Transport expenses
$50
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$427
$4381
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
57
61
😀 Quality of life
54
90
🏙️ Population
7.65M
3.33M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 57% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 6097th and 1903rd ($832 vs $1924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.5 months in Ahmedabad compared to 2.3 months in Dubai. Ahmedabad ranked 22nd best city to live in India vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5982nd and 130th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ahmedabad Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.44
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.2
$65.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.65
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$12.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.57
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$598
$1453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$829
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$2679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$1737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.2
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.72
$97.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.86%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1089
$3907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$454
$2398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.08
$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.06
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$8.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.47
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.9
$72.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.04
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$74.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.31
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$55.6
$756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1365
$11590

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$336
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$333
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$331
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$330
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$306
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$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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$1343
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$1129
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$1020
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$1096
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$1362
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1260
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$799
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1964
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1150
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1797
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$688
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$968
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$689
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$693
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1277
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1245
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1277
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$688
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$952
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$987
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$947
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$880
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$690
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$691
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$687
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$657
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$907
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$686
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$687
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$785
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$650
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$863
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$837
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$686