Ahmedabad vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Ahmedabad | Shanghai | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 59% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8848th and 4858th ($452 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 6th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ahmedabad compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. Ahmedabad ranked 19th best city to live in India vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5984th and 675th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Ahmedabad vs Shanghai
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| Ahmedabad | Shanghai | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Ahmedabad
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 23 km or 15 mi |  Gandhinagar | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Nadiad | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Mehsana | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Vadodara | |
| 110 km or 68 mi | Godhra | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Bhavnagar | |
| 200 km or 124 mi | Rajkot | |
| 206 km or 128 mi | Udaipur | |
| 208 km or 130 mi | Surat | |
| 234 km or 145 mi | Navsari | |
| 256 km or 159 mi | Ratlam | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Bhuj | |
| 314 km or 195 mi | Pali | |
| 327 km or 203 mi | Ujjain | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Bhilwara | |
| 336 km or 209 mi | Indore | |
| 343 km or 213 mi | Malegaon | |
| 343 km or 213 mi | Porbandar | |
| 359 km or 223 mi | Nashik | |
| 381 km or 237 mi | Jalgaon | |
| 385 km or 239 mi | Jodhpur | |
| 397 km or 246 mi | Vasai | |
| 407 km or 253 mi | Kota | |
| 418 km or 260 mi | Bhiwandi | |
| 424 km or 264 mi | Kalyan | |
| 430 km or 267 mi | Thane | |
| 435 km or 270 mi | Ajmer | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Navi Mumbai | |
| 451 km or 280 mi | Aurangabad | |
| 453 km or 281 mi | Mumbai | |
| 456 km or 283 mi |  Mirpur Khas | |
| 495 km or 308 mi | Bhopal | |
| 501 km or 311 mi | Hyderabad | |
| 519 km or 322 mi | Pune | |
| 523 km or 325 mi | Akola | |
| 537 km or 333 mi | Vidisha | |
| 544 km or 338 mi | Jaipur | |
| 553 km or 343 mi | Nawabshah | |
| 560 km or 348 mi | Bikaner | |
| 571 km or 355 mi | Sikar |
Cities near Shanghai
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.4 km or 5.8 mi |  Pudong | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Taicang | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Kunshan | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Qidong | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Suzhou | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Jiaxing | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Haimen | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Changshu | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Nantong | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Zhangjiagang | |
| 121 km or 75 mi | Wuxi | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Huzhou | |
| 141 km or 87 mi | Jiangyin | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Zhoushan | |
| 144 km or 89 mi | Ningbo | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Jingjiang | |
| 155 km or 96 mi | Shaoxing | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Yixing | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Changzhou | |
| 160 km or 100 mi | Rugao | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Hangzhou | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Taixing | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Hai'an | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Liyang | |
| 197 km or 122 mi | Yangzhong | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Guangde | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Danyang | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Taizhou | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Dongtai | |
| 223 km or 139 mi | Zhenjiang | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Yangzhou | |
| 236 km or 146 mi | Jurong | |
| 244 km or 152 mi | Ningguo | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Yiwu | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Xinghua | |
| 250 km or 156 mi | Yizheng | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Linhai | |
| 260 km or 161 mi | Xuancheng | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Gaoyou | |
| 274 km or 170 mi | Nanjing |