Baltimore vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$1644
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$431
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$754
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$51.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$255
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	97	83
😀 Quality of life	91	67
🏙️ Population	586K	15.4M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 205% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 1414th and 7076th ($2234 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th and 1st in the United States and India, respectively. Check the United States vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 0.3 months in Mumbai. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 164th and 4887th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Mumbai

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	Baltimore	Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$55.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$9.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$6877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$2712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$5.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$2.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$6.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$0.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$4.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$4412

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

Cities near Mumbai

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Navi Mumbai	$504
27 km or 17 mi	Thane	$475
44 km or 28 mi	Bhiwandi	$355
46 km or 28 mi	Kalyan	$379
56 km or 35 mi	Vasai	$294
119 km or 74 mi	Pune	$502
152 km or 94 mi	Nashik	$346
187 km or 116 mi	Satara	$268
221 km or 137 mi	Navsari	$286
245 km or 152 mi	Surat	$693
252 km or 156 mi	Malegaon	$362
280 km or 174 mi	Aurangabad	$344
292 km or 182 mi	Kolhapur	$303
297 km or 184 mi	Sangli	$282
306 km or 190 mi	Ichalkaranji	$296
320 km or 199 mi	Bhavnagar	$287
355 km or 221 mi	Solapur	$282
365 km or 227 mi	Jalgaon	$302
373 km or 232 mi	Vadodara	$382
387 km or 240 mi	Bijapur	$319
387 km or 241 mi	Belgaum	$428
400 km or 249 mi	Latur	$385
402 km or 250 mi	Panjim	$388
409 km or 254 mi	Mormugao	$441
415 km or 258 mi	Nadiad	$373
427 km or 265 mi	Rajkot	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Margao	$397
432 km or 268 mi	Godhra	$366
449 km or 279 mi	Porbandar	$324
453 km or 281 mi	Ahmedabad	$437
457 km or 284 mi	Hubli	$349
460 km or 286 mi	Gulbarga	$254
473 km or 294 mi	Gandhinagar	$401
473 km or 294 mi	Nanded	$321
478 km or 297 mi	Akola	$286
517 km or 321 mi	Mehsana	$378
522 km or 324 mi	Indore	$355
536 km or 333 mi	Ratlam	$297
555 km or 345 mi	Nizamabad	$301
558 km or 347 mi	Amravati	$301