Ahmedabad vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$471
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1155
$1979
🏠 One person rent
$182
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$340
$1047
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.5
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$517
$910
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
56
82
😀 Quality of life
54
64
🏙️ Population
7.65M
15.4M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 34% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 8798th and 6838th ($471 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ahmedabad compared to 1.3 months in Mumbai. Ranked 18th vs 4th best cities to live in India, and 5969th vs 4476th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ahmedabad vs Mumbai

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Ahmedabad Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.3
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$2.79
 Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$1611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$251
$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.16
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$7369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$3505
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$8.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.43
$3.16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.16
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.88
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.1
$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.4
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1837
$2724

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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 Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$484
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$396
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$288
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$519
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$312
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$284
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$785
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$394
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$406
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$310
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$297
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$294
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$357
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$406
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$348
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$491
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$409
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$402
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$488
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$399
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$326
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$429
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$391
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$344
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$471
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$357
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$424
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$335
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$304
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$402
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$379
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$327
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$364
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$283