Ahmedabad vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1162
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$222
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$366
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.5
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$406
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
56
30
😀 Quality of life
56
29
🏙️ Population
7.65M
42.7K

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 4% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 8477th and 8601st ($505 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th in India and Kenya, respectively. Check India vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ahmedabad compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Ahmedabad ranked 17th best city to live in India vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 5867th and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ahmedabad vs Meru

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Ahmedabad Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.4
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.25
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.59
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.4
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.6
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.43
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.94%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1344
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$729
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.79
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.25
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.18
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.3
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1882
$6789

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$339
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$396
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$377
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$399
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$385
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$296
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$353
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$338
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$809
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$301
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$323
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$308
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$336
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$281
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$338
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$390
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$345
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$358
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$377
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$359
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$360
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$315
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$370
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$368
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$391
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$482
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$336
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$379
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$706
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$334
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$297
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$510
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$375
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$316
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$392
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$292
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$291
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$375

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Distance City Cost of living
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$530
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539