Ahmedabad vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1053
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$155
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$265
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.6
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$1024
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
58
95
😀 Quality of life
63
77
🏙️ Population
7.65M
17.5M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 53% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8910th and 6106th ($437 vs $939) 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 0.8 months in Ahmedabad compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Ahmedabad ranked 12th best city to live in India vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5632nd and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ahmedabad vs Shenzhen

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Ahmedabad Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.57
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$1.45
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$257
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.2
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.6
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$894
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$604
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.52
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$4.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.97
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.88
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.07
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.7
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.85
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.21
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$22916

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$401
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$373
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$378
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$382
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$366
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$287
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$310
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$326
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$693
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$286
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$297
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$284
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$317
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$257
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$331
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$355
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$362
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$324
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$346
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$302
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$330
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$294
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$326
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$355
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$379
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$475
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$269
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$344
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$733
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$360
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$365
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$502
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$286
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$329
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$382
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$326
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$289
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$325

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638