Ahmedabad vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$471
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1155
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$182
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$340
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.5
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$517
$1905
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
56
100
😀 Quality of life
54
79
🏙️ Population
7.65M
24.9M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 59% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8798th and 4780th ($471 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Ahmedabad ranked 18th best city to live in India vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5969th and 571st 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
$2.99
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.3
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$1.43
 Cappuccino
$2.16
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$251
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.16
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.43
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.16
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.88
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.1
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.4
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1837
$31401

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774