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Cost of living in Ahmedabad, India (2026): cost index 88 (-5 vs national avg), rent ₹12,000/mo, median income ₹4,80,000/yr. Rent takes 30% of gross income. Full breakdown vs Gujarat peers below.
Cost of living in Ahmedabad, India (2026): cost index 88 (-5 vs national avg), rent ₹12,000/mo, median income ₹4,80,000/yr. Rent takes 30% of gross income. Full breakdown vs Gujarat peers below.
Ahmedabad: cost index 88 (-5 vs national avg 93), rent ₹12,000/month.
Gujarat region average cost index: 93. Ahmedabad is -5 vs region peers.
Quality of life: 56/100 — safety 65, healthcare 72, walkability 48.
Safety score: 65/100 (crime rate 38.5/1k). National average: 62/100.
The real cost of living can't be reduced to a single number. But this comes close: Ahmedabad has a cost index of 88 — 5 points below the India national average of 93. Median income is ₹4,80,000 with rent at ₹12,000/month, putting the rent-to-income ratio at 30%. That's a strong position by any measure.
Digging deeper, looking at Gujarat as a whole, the spread across all 28 cities is 54 points on the cost index. Mumbai sits at the other end with index 142 and rent of ₹35,000/mo. That's not a marginal difference — it reshapes your monthly budget.
On quality of life, Ahmedabad scores a composite score of 56/100 — reflecting its safety (65), healthcare (72), and walkability (48) metrics. But here's the flip side: affordability and QoL don't always move in the same direction, and India is a good example of that tension.
| # | City | Cost Index | Rent/mo | Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahmedabad | 88 | ₹12,000 | ₹4,80,000 |
| 2 | Patna | 68 | ₹7,500 | ₹3,20,000 |
| 3 | Raipur | 68 | ₹7,000 | ₹3,40,000 |
| 4 | Ranchi | 70 | ₹7,500 | ₹3,50,000 |
| 5 | Bhopal | 72 | ₹8,500 | ₹3,60,000 |
| 6 | Bhubaneswar | 72 | ₹8,000 | ₹3,60,000 |
| 7 | Indore | 75 | ₹9,000 | ₹3,80,000 |
| 8 | Guwahati | 75 | ₹9,000 | ₹3,80,000 |
| 9 | Nagpur | 78 | ₹10,000 | ₹4,20,000 |
| 10 | Lucknow | 78 | ₹10,000 | ₹4,00,000 |
| 11 | Coimbatore | 82 | ₹10,000 | ₹4,20,000 |
| 12 | Surat | 82 | ₹10,000 | ₹4,50,000 |
| 13 | Visakhapatnam | 82 | ₹10,000 | ₹4,20,000 |
| 14 | Dehradun | 82 | ₹10,000 | ₹4,20,000 |
| 15 | Jaipur | 85 | ₹11,000 | ₹4,20,000 |
| 16 | Kolkata | 88 | ₹12,000 | ₹4,50,000 |
| 17 | Thiruvananthapuram | 88 | ₹10,000 | ₹4,40,000 |
| 18 | Kochi | 95 | ₹12,000 | ₹4,80,000 |
| 19 | Chandigarh | 98 | ₹14,000 | ₹5,20,000 |
| 20 | Panaji | 105 | ₹15,000 | ₹4,80,000 |
Ahmedabad — cost index 88, rent ₹12,000/mo, income ₹4,80,000, QoL 56/100.
Patna — cost index 68, rent ₹7,500/mo, income ₹3,20,000, QoL 51/100.
Raipur — cost index 68, rent ₹7,000/mo, income ₹3,40,000, QoL 59/100.
Ranchi — cost index 70, rent ₹7,500/mo, income ₹3,50,000, QoL 59/100.
Bhopal — cost index 72, rent ₹8,500/mo, income ₹3,60,000, QoL 63/100.
Ahmedabad has a cost index of 88 (national avg: 93). Median rent is ₹12,000/month, median income ₹4,80,000/year, giving a rent-to-income ratio of 30%.
The Gujarat region of average QoL score is 57/100. Ahmedabad leads with 56/100, reflecting safety, healthcare access, walkability, and green space.
Our index is benchmarked to 100 (national median). Sub-categories cover housing, food, transport, utilities, and healthcare. Data sources include MoSPI CPI, RBI, NHB RESIDEX, PLFS.
Ahmedabad: cost index 88, rent ₹12,000/mo, income ₹4,80,000/yr, QoL 56/100. Patna: cost index 68, rent ₹7,500/mo, income ₹3,20,000/yr, QoL 51/100.
This analysis uses data from MoSPI CPI, RBI, NHB RESIDEX, PLFS to rank cities in India. The cost of living index is benchmarked to 100 (national median). Quality of life scores combine safety, healthcare, walkability, air quality, green space, and transit metrics. Salary ranges use national occupation data adjusted for local cost differences. Data is updated regularly to reflect current market conditions.