Ahmedabad vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$471
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1155
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$182
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$340
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.5
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$517
$1294
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
56
97
😀 Quality of life
54
75
🏙️ Population
7.65M
18.7M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 38% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8798th and 6602nd ($471 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 49th 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Ahmedabad ranked 18th best city to live in India vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5969th and 1036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ahmedabad vs Guangzhou

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Ahmedabad Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.3
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$251
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.16
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.43
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.16
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.88
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.1
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.4
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1837
$15919

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671