Ahmedabad vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$442
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1064
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$159
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$271
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$310
$969
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
57
96
😀 Quality of life
58
78
🏙️ Population
7.65M
17.5M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 50% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8888th and 6334th ($442 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Ahmedabad ranked 28th best city to live in India vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6115th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ahmedabad Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.38
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.1
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$2.08
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$200
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.9
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.39
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.05%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.66
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.89
$4.58
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.93
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.09
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.9
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.39
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.22
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.6
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.7
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1440
$22402

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23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634