Bangalore vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangalore Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1260
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$221
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$384
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$50.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$311
$222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
76
83
😀 Quality of life
65
67
🏙️ Population
12.3M
15.4M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 26% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 8500th and 7064th ($524 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangalore compared to 0.3 months in Mumbai. Ranked 6th vs 3rd best cities to live in India, and 5281st vs 4805th 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
$3.4
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.27
$4.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$2.53
 Cappuccino
$2.27
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$288
$566
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
$50.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.1
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.71%
9.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2084
$6851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1082
$3041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$5.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.26
$3.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$6.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$3.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.48
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.09
$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.2
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.65
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.7
$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$53.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$121
$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3795
$3820

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Distance City Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi Tumkur
$355
96 km or 60 mi Hindupur
$341
117 km or 73 mi Madanapalle
$327
126 km or 78 mi Mysore
$346
159 km or 99 mi Salem
$295
166 km or 103 mi Vellore
$235
166 km or 103 mi Chittoor
$291
182 km or 113 mi Erode
$286
191 km or 118 mi Anantapur
$345
198 km or 123 mi Tiruppur
$347
211 km or 131 mi Tirupati
$327
212 km or 132 mi Kadapa
$368
221 km or 137 mi Proddatur
$367
230 km or 143 mi Coimbatore
$326
244 km or 151 mi Shimoga
$340
246 km or 153 mi Davanagere
$295
266 km or 166 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
269 km or 167 mi Pondicherry
$327
270 km or 168 mi Cuddalore
$300
271 km or 168 mi Malappuram
$286
273 km or 169 mi Kannur
$317
276 km or 172 mi Kozhikode
$321
286 km or 178 mi Hospet
$266
290 km or 180 mi Chennai
$437
294 km or 183 mi Dindigul
$310
295 km or 183 mi Thanjavur
$275
295 km or 183 mi Mangalore
$400
295 km or 183 mi Nandyal
$347
298 km or 185 mi Adoni
$383
303 km or 188 mi Nellore
$535
311 km or 194 mi Udupi
$283
312 km or 194 mi Thrissur
$356
321 km or 199 mi Kurnool
$345
344 km or 214 mi Madurai
$347
362 km or 225 mi Ernakulam
$351
363 km or 226 mi Kochi
$382
386 km or 240 mi Ongole
$334
390 km or 242 mi Hubli
$355
394 km or 245 mi Kottayam
$300
421 km or 261 mi Mahbubnagar
$353

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$487
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$363
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$399
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$267
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$517
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$350
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$273
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$278
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$705
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$382
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$349
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$309
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$290
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$291
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$285
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$303
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$374
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$333
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$463
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$396
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$398
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$476
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$375
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$324
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$422
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$330
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$442
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$355
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$251
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$407
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$328
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$297
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$382
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$361
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$303
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$305
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$310