Ahmedabad vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1162
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$222
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$366
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.5
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$1455
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
56
100
😀 Quality of life
56
78
🏙️ Population
7.65M
24.9M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 58% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8477th and 4461st ($505 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 6th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ahmedabad compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Ahmedabad ranked 17th best city to live in India vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5867th and 558th 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
$3.02
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.4
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.25
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.59
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.4
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.6
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.43
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.94%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1344
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$729
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.79
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.25
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.18
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.3
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1882
$28143

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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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740