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Ahmedabad vs Mumbai

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Ahmedabad edges it, 47 to 46, winning 3 of the 9 factors. Ahmedabad is stronger on cost of living; Mumbai on getting there & around. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 7.9 of 47 points (scores 71/100)Safety: 6.1 of 47 points (scores 55/100)Healthcare: 6.2 of 47 points (scores 56/100)Internet: 7.0 of 47 points (scores 63/100)Visa ease: 3.6 of 47 points (scores 32/100)Getting there & around: 5.6 of 47 points (scores 51/100)Climate: 5.6 of 47 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 1.0 of 47 points (scores 9/100)Quality of life: 4.3 of 47 points (scores 39/100)47
Ahmedabad
out of 100

Gujarat's commercial capital with a UNESCO old city and no alcohol

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Cost of living: 6.0 of 46 points (scores 54/100)Safety: 6.1 of 46 points (scores 55/100)Healthcare: 6.2 of 46 points (scores 56/100)Internet: 7.2 of 46 points (scores 65/100)Visa ease: 3.6 of 46 points (scores 32/100)Getting there & around: 7.6 of 46 points (scores 68/100)Climate: 4.6 of 46 points (scores 42/100)Air quality: 0.1 of 46 points (scores 1/100)Quality of life: 4.3 of 46 points (scores 39/100)46
Mumbai
out of 100

India's commercial and film capital

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricAhmedabadMumbai
Cost of living71 ✓54
Safety5555
Healthcare5656
Internet6365 ✓
Visa ease3232
Getting there & around5168 ✓
Climate50 ✓42
Air quality9 ✓1
Quality of life3939

Cost

MetricAhmedabadMumbai
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$750 ✓$1,178
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricAhmedabadMumbai
Homicides per 100k2.722.72
Political stability (0–100)5555
UHC service coverage (0–100)6969
Life expectancy67.3 yrs67.3 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricAhmedabadMumbai
Download28.1 Mbps28.9 Mbps ✓
Upload8.4 Mbps12.3 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricAhmedabadMumbai
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passporte-visa requirede-visa required
Entry, EU passporte-visa requirede-visa required
Entry, UK passporte-visa requirede-visa required

Getting there and around

MetricAhmedabadMumbai
Non-stop airport destinations36129 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)22
Transit (1–5, editorial)34 ✓

Climate and air

MetricAhmedabadMumbai
Comfortable months per year6 ✓5
Annual mean PM2.546 µg/m³ ✓49.5 µg/m³

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Ahmedabad or Mumbai?
Ahmedabad is cheaper: about $750 per month versus $1,178 for one person.
Is Ahmedabad or Mumbai safer?
Ahmedabad scores higher on safety (55 vs 55), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Ahmedabad or Mumbai?
Mumbai: a measured median of 28.9 Mbps versus 28.1 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.