Ahmedabad vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$3729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1162
$8827
🏠 One person rent
$222
$2575
🏘️ Family rent
$366
$4722
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$762
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.5
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$7332
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
56
97
😀 Quality of life
56
95
🏙️ Population
7.65M
874K

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 86% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 8477th and 12th ($505 vs $3729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 10th in India and the United States, respectively. Check India vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ahmedabad compared to 2 months in San Francisco. Ahmedabad ranked 17th best city to live in India vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 5867th and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ahmedabad San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.4
$87.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.25
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.59
$8.6
 Cappuccino
$2.31
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$2705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$2296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$5169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$4274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.4
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.6
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.43
$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.94%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1344
$11456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$729
$10309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.79
$96.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.25
$21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$6.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$3.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$4.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.18
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$95.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.3
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81
$2657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1882
$31490

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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
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3133
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3130
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3358
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3123
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2965
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3127
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3147
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3135
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3042
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3163
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3046
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3219
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$2969
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4148
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3583
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3518
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2840
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2968
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3567
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2660
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2881
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3300
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2876
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3389
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2697
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2929
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2782
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2922
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2860
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2900
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3195
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2824
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2947
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3313
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3003
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3109
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3733