Ahmedabad vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$471
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1155
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$182
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$340
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.5
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$517
$1649
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
56
96
😀 Quality of life
54
79
🏙️ Population
7.65M
17.7M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 51% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8798th and 5948th ($471 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Ahmedabad ranked 18th best city to live in India vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5969th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ahmedabad Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.3
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$251
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.16
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.43
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.16
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.88
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.1
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.4
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1837
$24117

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$424
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$399
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$402
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$406
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$391
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$297
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$326
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$347
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$785
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$284
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$327
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$295
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$338
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$285
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$360
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$379
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$394
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$344
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$346
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$357
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$375
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$288
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$368
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$368
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$396
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$484
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$299
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$406
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$716
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$367
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$315
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$519
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$304
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$337
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$395
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$341
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$268
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$371

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
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$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618