Ahmedabad vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$471
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1155
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$182
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$340
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.5
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$517
$443
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
56
30
😀 Quality of life
54
25
🏙️ Population
7.65M
42.7K

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 12% less expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 8798th and 8393rd ($471 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 4th 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 18th best city to live in India vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 5969th and 8584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ahmedabad Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.3
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$251
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.16
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.43
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.16
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.88
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.1
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.4
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1837
$8360

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$424
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$399
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$402
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$406
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$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

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$571
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$745
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$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545