Ahmedabad vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$471
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1155
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$182
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$340
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.5
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$517
$570
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
56
5
😀 Quality of life
54
50
🏙️ Population
7.65M
115K

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 22% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8798th and 9013th ($471 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in India and Bhutan, respectively. Check India vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ahmedabad compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Ahmedabad ranked 18th best city to live in India vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5969th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ahmedabad Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.3
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$251
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.16
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.43
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.16
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.88
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.1
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.4
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1837
$691

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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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$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
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$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
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$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284