The 21 Best places to live in Maharashtra

Updated: March 02, 2025

Maharashtra ranked 3rd 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 Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, and Thane. More than 30% population of Maharashtra live in cities with quality of life more than 42/100.

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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	Karnataka	60	$472
2	Haryana	59	$494
3	Maharashtra	59	$545
4	Telangana	59	$441
5	Tamil Nadu	54	$363
6	Himachal Pradesh	50	$272
7	Gujarat	50	$514
8	Uttarakhand	49	$369
9	Puducherry	48	$360
10	Kerala	48	$324
11	Uttar Pradesh	47	$334
12	Madhya Pradesh	46	$335
13	Punjab	44	$390
14	West Bengal	44	$351
15	Assam	42	$345
16	Goa	41	$451
17	Rajasthan	41	$347
18	Manipur	41	$378
19	Jharkhand	40	$344
20	Chhattisgarh	40	$371
21	Odisha	39	$335
22	Andhra Pradesh	38	$352
23	Jammu and Kashmir	37	$328
24	Bihar	37	$304
25	Meghalaya	35	$408
26	Mizoram	30	$478
27	Tripura	30	$367

Best cities to live in Maharashtra

Mumbai

Navi Mumbai

Thane

Kalyan

Pune

Vasai

Nagpur

Nashik

Kolhapur

Bhiwandi

Aurangabad

Solapur

Amravati

Akola

Nanded

Ichalkaranji

Sangli

Malegaon

Latur

Jalgaon

Satara