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Climate

Ahmedabad logs 282 hot days a year to Bengaluru's 109 — Bengaluru wins by 173. Ahmedabad also leads on sunny days by 89.

AhmedabadBengaluru
Sunny days
284195
Hot days
282109
Frost days
00
Rainy days
69134
Outdoor dinner months
11/129/12
Avg wind
2.6 m/s3.0 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,9352,308
Darkest month sun
111 hrs/mo100 hrs/mo
UV peak month
10.512.1

Ahmedabad

Feels-like °C

22
27
32
37
39
37
32
31
33
33
28
24

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Bengaluru

Feels-like °C

25
28
31
33
31
26
22
24
25
26
24
23

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Cost of Living

Bengaluru averages $843/mo for balanced living; Ahmedabad has no cost baseline yet.

Ahmedabad

monthly · balanced

Bengaluru

$843

monthly · balanced

Minimalist $633Comfort $1,488
Cheaper than 88%in Among 40 Asia cities

Mobility

Bengaluru scores 1.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); Ahmedabad has no mobility baseline.

/5
vs
1.6/5
AhmedabadBengaluru
Motorbike

Culture

Bengaluru's culture score of 3.4 sits well above Ahmedabad's 0.0.

0.0/5
vs
3.4/5
AhmedabadBengaluru
TheatreVenuesNightlife
Bengaluru leads

Nature & Outdoors

Bengaluru scores 3.5 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Ahmedabad has no nature & outdoors baseline.

/5
vs
3.5/5
AhmedabadBengaluru
ForestGreen AreasRunningCampingClimbing

Safety

Bengaluru scores 0.9 on safety (0–5 scale); Ahmedabad has no safety baseline.

/5
vs
0.9/5
AhmedabadBengaluru
Street SafetyProperty CrimeRoadFlooding

Career

Bengaluru scores 3.9 on career (0–5 scale); Ahmedabad has no career baseline.

/5
vs
3.9/5
AhmedabadBengaluru
JobsEconomyStartupsCoworking

Social & Community

Bengaluru scores 3.4 on social & community (0–5 scale); Ahmedabad has no social & community baseline.

/5
vs
3.4/5
AhmedabadBengaluru
Everyday EnglishExpat-First CommunityMulticultural MixExpat Integration ExperienceUrban EnergyStreet AtmosphereLocal-First CommunityAdmin English Support

Food & Dining

Bengaluru scores 3.8 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Ahmedabad has no food & dining baseline.

/5
vs
3.8/5
AhmedabadBengaluru
RestaurantsBrunchVeganDelivery

Family

Bengaluru scores 3.2 on family (0–5 scale); Ahmedabad has no family baseline.

/5
vs
3.2/5
AhmedabadBengaluru
Intl SchoolsUniversitiesAmenitiesSportGroceriesGymYogaSpaTennis

Healthcare

Bengaluru scores 3.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Ahmedabad has no healthcare baseline.

/5
vs
3.4/5
AhmedabadBengaluru
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Ahmedabad averages 53.7 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Bengaluru's 38.1 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Bengaluru breathes ~29% cleaner air (15.7 µg/m³ lower).

Ahmedabad

Bengaluru

53.7µg/m³
38.1µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Very Unhealthy
Very Unhealthy

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Ahmedabad (7.9M) and Bengaluru (15.2M) are 1.9x in population — Bengaluru is the larger metro, Ahmedabad the smaller; on land area Bengaluru spans roughly 2.8x more ground.

2.3x

Bengaluru is roughly 2.3x the scale of Ahmedabad

Combined population & area comparison

IN flagBengaluru
2.3x
IN flagAhmedabad
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.IN flagBengaluru15.2M1.9x
2.IN flagAhmedabad7.9M1x
Area
1.IN flagBengaluru1,008 km²2.8x
2.IN flagAhmedabad365 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
27 km22 km

IN flagAhmedabad

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
47 km50 km

IN flagBengaluru

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Ahmedabad vs Bengaluru

Which is cheaper, Ahmedabad or Bengaluru?
Bengaluru has an estimated monthly cost of $843.
How does the climate compare between Ahmedabad and Bengaluru?
Sunny days: 284 vs 195 d — Ahmedabad higher Annual sunshine: 2,935 vs 2,308 hrs — Ahmedabad higher Winter sunshine: 111 vs 100 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 282 vs 109 d — Bengaluru lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 69 vs 134 d — Ahmedabad lower
Is Ahmedabad or Bengaluru safer?
Bengaluru has a safety score of 0.9/5.
Should I move to Ahmedabad or Bengaluru?
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