The 21 Best places to live in Maharashtra

Updated: October 14, 2025

Maharashtra ranked 1st most liveable and 1st most expensive state in India. Below is the list of 21 best cities to live and work for singles and families.

3 best cities to live in Maharashtra are Navi Mumbai, Thane, and Mumbai. More than 30% population of Maharashtra live in cities with quality of life more than 50/100.

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<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/best/india/mh.jpg" alt="Best places to live in Maharashtra infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/best/india/mh" target="_blank">The 21 Best places to live in Maharashtra</a></p>

Rank	State	Quality of life	Cost of living
1	Maharashtra	61	$547
2	Haryana	60	$476
3	Karnataka	59	$468
4	Telangana	59	$444
5	Tamil Nadu	57	$370
6	Puducherry	56	$327
7	Uttar Pradesh	55	$329
8	Gujarat	55	$491
9	Himachal Pradesh	53	$270
10	Kerala	53	$326
11	Madhya Pradesh	53	$335
12	Uttarakhand	50	$386
13	Punjab	50	$380
14	Rajasthan	50	$338
15	West Bengal	49	$330
16	Manipur	48	$370
17	Chhattisgarh	48	$380
18	Assam	46	$349
19	Jharkhand	46	$335
20	Bihar	46	$300
21	Goa	45	$440
22	Andhra Pradesh	45	$347
23	Odisha	44	$334
24	Jammu and Kashmir	41	$321
25	Tripura	38	$362
26	Meghalaya	36	$354
27	Mizoram	34	$456

Best cities to live in Maharashtra

Navi Mumbai

Thane

Mumbai

Kalyan

Pune

Vasai

Nashik

Nagpur

Solapur

Aurangabad

Bhiwandi

Amravati

Nanded

Kolhapur

Akola

Jalgaon

Ichalkaranji

Sangli

Latur

Malegaon

Satara