Ahmedabad vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1162
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$222
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$366
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.5
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$1524
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
56
96
😀 Quality of life
56
80
🏙️ Population
7.65M
17.5M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 46% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8477th and 5744th ($505 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Ahmedabad ranked 17th best city to live in India vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5867th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ahmedabad Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.4
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.25
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.59
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.4
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.6
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.43
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.94%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1344
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$729
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.79
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.25
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.18
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.3
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1882
$24305

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584