Bangalore vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangalore Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$578
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1542
$1979
🏠 One person rent
$249
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$595
$1047
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.8
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1210
$910
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
74
82
😀 Quality of life
68
64
🏙️ Population
12.3M
15.4M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 19% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 8023rd and 6838th ($578 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Bangalore compared to 1.3 months in Mumbai. Ranked 1st vs 4th best cities to live in India, and 3393rd vs 4476th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Mumbai

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Bangalore Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.37
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.15
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$2.79
 Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$1611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.3
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.47%
8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2433
$7369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1377
$3505
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$8.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.06
$3.16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.3
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.4
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.91
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.6
$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3497
$2724

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Distance City Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi Tumkur
$378
96 km or 60 mi Hindupur
$331
117 km or 73 mi Madanapalle
$337
126 km or 78 mi Mysore
$325
159 km or 99 mi Salem
$330
166 km or 103 mi Vellore
$243
166 km or 103 mi Chittoor
$308
182 km or 113 mi Erode
$338
191 km or 118 mi Anantapur
$307
198 km or 123 mi Tiruppur
$306
211 km or 131 mi Tirupati
$329
212 km or 132 mi Kadapa
$380
221 km or 137 mi Proddatur
$367
230 km or 143 mi Coimbatore
$340
244 km or 151 mi Shimoga
$346
246 km or 153 mi Davanagere
$325
266 km or 166 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
269 km or 167 mi Pondicherry
$352
270 km or 168 mi Cuddalore
$310
271 km or 168 mi Malappuram
$287
273 km or 169 mi Kannur
$304
276 km or 172 mi Kozhikode
$350
286 km or 178 mi Hospet
$279
290 km or 180 mi Chennai
$433
294 km or 183 mi Dindigul
$334
295 km or 183 mi Thanjavur
$289
295 km or 183 mi Mangalore
$433
295 km or 183 mi Nandyal
$359
298 km or 185 mi Adoni
$382
303 km or 188 mi Nellore
$572
311 km or 194 mi Udupi
$298
312 km or 194 mi Thrissur
$298
321 km or 199 mi Kurnool
$351
344 km or 214 mi Madurai
$355
362 km or 225 mi Ernakulam
$368
363 km or 226 mi Kochi
$394
386 km or 240 mi Ongole
$351
390 km or 242 mi Hubli
$357
394 km or 245 mi Kottayam
$316
421 km or 261 mi Mahbubnagar
$373

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$484
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$396
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$288
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$519
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$312
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$284
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$785
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$394
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$406
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$310
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$297
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$294
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$357
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$406
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$348
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$491
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$409
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$402
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$488
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$399
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$326
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$429
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$391
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$344
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$471
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$357
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$424
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$335
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$304
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$402
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$379
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$327
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$364
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$283