Ahmedabad vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$442
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1064
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$159
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$271
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$310
$931
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
57
100
😀 Quality of life
58
77
🏙️ Population
7.65M
24.9M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 61% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8888th and 4879th ($442 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 5th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ahmedabad compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Ahmedabad ranked 28th best city to live in India vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6115th and 1383rd 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
$3.38
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.1
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$200
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.9
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.39
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.05%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.66
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.89
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.93
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.09
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.9
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.39
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.22
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.6
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.7
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1440
$27624

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$407
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$375
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$382
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$374
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$366
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$291
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$324
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$315
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$705
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$278
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$303
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$290
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$305
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$264
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$328
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$361
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$382
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$330
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$350
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$303
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$322
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$267
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$333
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$363
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$399
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$487
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$274
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$349
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$705
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$366
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$382
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$517
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$297
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$334
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$387
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$324
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$290
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$335

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753