Ahmedabad vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$452
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1122
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$166
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.1
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$467
$1771
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
57
96
😀 Quality of life
54
80
🏙️ Population
7.65M
17.7M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 51% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8848th and 5950th ($452 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 12th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ahmedabad compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Ahmedabad ranked 19th best city to live in India vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5984th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ahmedabad Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.2
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.7
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.12
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.86%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$885
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.5
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.09
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.87
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.18
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.13
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.32
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.5
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.3
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$60.6
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1659
$22267

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$415
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$382
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$389
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$376
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$371
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$298
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$311
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$310
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$771
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$286
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$311
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$288
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$324
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$298
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$340
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$367
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$378
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$333
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$333
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$348
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$366
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$284
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$339
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$362
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$381
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$501
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$279
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$350
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$716
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$394
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$363
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$334
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$513
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$295
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$331
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$376
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$325
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$297
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$350

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609