Bangalore vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangalore Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1429
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$219
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$528
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.8
$50.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1153
$903
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
74
82
😀 Quality of life
68
69
🏙️ Population
12.3M
15.4M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 26% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 8398th and 6818th ($533 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 1.3 months in Mumbai. Ranked 2nd vs 1st best cities to live in India, and 3159th vs 2865th 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
$3.18
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.04
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$869
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.5
$46.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.8
$8.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.37%
9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2065
$6631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1100
$3058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.4
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.95
$2.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.02
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.49
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.5
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3404
$3007

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Distance City Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi Tumkur
$351
96 km or 60 mi Hindupur
$375
117 km or 73 mi Madanapalle
$346
126 km or 78 mi Mysore
$311
159 km or 99 mi Salem
$304
166 km or 103 mi Vellore
$258
166 km or 103 mi Chittoor
$354
182 km or 113 mi Erode
$295
191 km or 118 mi Anantapur
$304
198 km or 123 mi Tiruppur
$300
211 km or 131 mi Tirupati
$315
212 km or 132 mi Kadapa
$367
221 km or 137 mi Proddatur
$355
230 km or 143 mi Coimbatore
$339
244 km or 151 mi Shimoga
$342
246 km or 153 mi Davanagere
$292
266 km or 166 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
269 km or 167 mi Pondicherry
$360
270 km or 168 mi Cuddalore
$306
271 km or 168 mi Malappuram
$306
273 km or 169 mi Kannur
$344
276 km or 172 mi Kozhikode
$325
286 km or 178 mi Hospet
$272
290 km or 180 mi Chennai
$430
294 km or 183 mi Dindigul
$316
295 km or 183 mi Thanjavur
$302
295 km or 183 mi Mangalore
$412
295 km or 183 mi Nandyal
$359
298 km or 185 mi Adoni
$366
303 km or 188 mi Nellore
$514
311 km or 194 mi Udupi
$280
312 km or 194 mi Thrissur
$294
321 km or 199 mi Kurnool
$349
344 km or 214 mi Madurai
$310
362 km or 225 mi Ernakulam
$346
363 km or 226 mi Kochi
$383
386 km or 240 mi Ongole
$338
390 km or 242 mi Hubli
$359
394 km or 245 mi Kottayam
$306
421 km or 261 mi Mahbubnagar
$357

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$501
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$362
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$381
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$284
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$513
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$333
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$304
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$771
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$378
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$350
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$307
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$292
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$298
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$293
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$348
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$376
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$340
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$473
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$397
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$401
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$492
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$382
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$311
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$430
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$371
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$333
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$452
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$359
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$415
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$315
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$295
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$389
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$367
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$311
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$294
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$296