Ahmedabad vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Ahmedabad Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$832
$1379
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1074
$4064
🏠 One person rent
$578
$768
🏘️ Family rent
$361
$1746
🍽️ Food expenses
$160
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$50
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$427
$1510
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
57
100
😀 Quality of life
54
78
🏙️ Population
7.65M
24.9M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 40% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6097th and 3152nd ($832 vs $1379) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ahmedabad compared to 1.1 months in Shanghai. Ahmedabad ranked 22nd best city to live in India vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5982nd and 484th 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
$2.44
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.2
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.65
$6.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.57
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$598
$1079
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$2636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$1416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.2
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.72
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.86%
4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1089
$18451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$454
$10024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.08
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$6.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$3.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.06
$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$21.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.47
$19.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$5.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.9
$75.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.04
$8.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$108
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.31
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$55.6
$1380
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1365
$27276

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23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$336
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$333
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$331
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$333
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$330
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$306
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$379
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$388
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$426
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$234
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$248
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$429
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$333
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$354
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$355
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$337
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$311
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$331
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$366
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$362
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$370
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$359
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$388
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$328
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$331
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$506
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$303
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$469
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$314
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$625
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$213
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$312
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$231
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$469
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$350
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$330
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$371
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$215
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$279
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$304

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$754
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$667
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$701
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$677
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$726
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$674
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$693
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$952
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$690
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$852
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$776
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$684
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$680
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$882
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$665
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$726
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$685
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$778
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$683
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$891
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$681
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$673
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$672
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$652
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$662
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$674
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$689
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$674
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$573
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$711
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$666
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$655
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$650
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$681
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$664
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$678
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$729
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$673
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$811