Ahmedabad vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$452
$3905
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1122
$8537
🏠 One person rent
$166
$2719
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$4421
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$804
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.1
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$467
$7528
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
57
97
😀 Quality of life
54
96
🏙️ Population
7.65M
874K

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 88% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 8848th and 7th ($452 vs $3905) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 5th 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 months in Ahmedabad compared to 1.9 months in San Francisco. Ahmedabad ranked 19th best city to live in India vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 5984th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ahmedabad San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.2
$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$8.59
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$5.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$2797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$2467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$4615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$4053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.7
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.12
$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.86%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$885
$11255
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$10091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$92.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.5
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$4.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$5.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.09
$6.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$6.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$5.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$6.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$3.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$3.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.87
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.18
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.13
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$5.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$87.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$17.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.32
$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.5
$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.3
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$60.6
$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1659
$20590

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$382
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$389
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$376
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$371
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$298
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$311
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$310
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$771
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$286
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$311
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$288
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$324
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$298
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$340
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$367
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$378
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$333
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$333
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$348
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$366
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$284
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$339
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$362
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$381
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$501
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$279
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$350
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$716
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$394
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$363
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$334
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$513
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$295
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$331
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$376
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$325
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$297
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$350

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11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3190
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3185
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3364
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$2968
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2888
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$2974
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3195
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2929
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3183
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3004
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3226
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$2999
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3269
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$2963
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$3997
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3678
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2747
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3466
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2888
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2840
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3657
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2811
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$3041
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3344
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2932
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3649
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2780
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$3785
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2816
38 km or 24 mi Union
$3002
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$3045
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2412
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3115
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2767
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2778
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$3326
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$3286
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$3060
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$3059
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$3752