Ahmedabad vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ahmedabad	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$3350
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1030	$7781
🏠 One person rent	$161	$2159
🏘️ Family rent	$271	$3818
🍽️ Food expenses	$174	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$266	$7152
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	58	100
😀 Quality of life	62	94
🏙️ Population	7.65M	690K

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 87% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 8906th and 74th ($433 vs $3350) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 56th in India and the United States, respectively. Check India vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Ahmedabad compared to 2.1 months in Washington. Ahmedabad ranked 9th best city to live in India vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 5691st and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ahmedabad	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.13	$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.6	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$1850
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$296	$4205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$191	$3379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.9	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.76	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.89%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$861	$8429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$578	$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.52	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.14	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$3.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.57	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$4.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.49	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.04	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.61	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.6	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.25	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.4	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47	$1892
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1402	$24903

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Cities near Ahmedabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi	Gandhinagar	$391
47 km or 29 mi	Nadiad	$360
66 km or 41 mi	Mehsana	$367
103 km or 64 mi	Vadodara	$358
110 km or 68 mi	Godhra	$350
148 km or 92 mi	Bhavnagar	$273
200 km or 124 mi	Rajkot	$298
206 km or 128 mi	Udaipur	$314
208 km or 130 mi	Surat	$663
234 km or 145 mi	Navsari	$267
256 km or 159 mi	Ratlam	$283
299 km or 186 mi	Bhuj	$273
314 km or 195 mi	Pali	$299
327 km or 203 mi	Ujjain	$241
332 km or 206 mi	Bhilwara	$316
336 km or 209 mi	Indore	$346
343 km or 213 mi	Malegaon	$370
343 km or 213 mi	Porbandar	$312
359 km or 223 mi	Nashik	$329
381 km or 237 mi	Jalgaon	$285
385 km or 239 mi	Jodhpur	$312
397 km or 246 mi	Vasai	$252
407 km or 253 mi	Kota	$309
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwandi	$335
424 km or 264 mi	Kalyan	$355
430 km or 267 mi	Thane	$464
435 km or 270 mi	Ajmer	$260
447 km or 278 mi	Navi Mumbai	$476
451 km or 280 mi	Aurangabad	$335
453 km or 281 mi	Mumbai	$717
456 km or 283 mi	Mirpur Khas	$385
495 km or 308 mi	Bhopal	$335
501 km or 311 mi	Hyderabad	$355
519 km or 322 mi	Pune	$495
523 km or 325 mi	Akola	$282
537 km or 333 mi	Vidisha	$309
544 km or 338 mi	Jaipur	$384
553 km or 343 mi	Nawabshah	$320
560 km or 348 mi	Bikaner	$279
571 km or 355 mi	Sikar	$311

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3031
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2913
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2769
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$3016
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2367
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2803
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2596
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2377
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2801
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2508
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2608
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3338
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2695
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2856
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2379
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2793
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2862
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2484
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2341
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2224
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2318
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1977
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3012
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2275
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2037
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2252
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2088