Ahmedabad vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1030
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$161
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$271
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$266
$1068
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
58
99
😀 Quality of life
62
76
🏙️ Population
7.65M
24.9M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 62% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8906th and 4880th ($433 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 5th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Ahmedabad compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Ahmedabad ranked 9th best city to live in India vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 5691st and 1178th 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
$3.13
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$191
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.76
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$861
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$578
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.14
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.49
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.04
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.25
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$47
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1402
$27610

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23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$391
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$360
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$367
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$358
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$350
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$273
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$298
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$314
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$663
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$267
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$283
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$273
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$299
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$241
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$316
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$346
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$370
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$312
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$329
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$285
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$312
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$252
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$309
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$335
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$355
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$464
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$260
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$335
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$717
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$335
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$355
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$495
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$282
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$309
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$384
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$320
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$279
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$311

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789