Bangkok vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2947
$1979
🏠 One person rent
$425
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$1110
$1047
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$723
$910
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
89
82
😀 Quality of life
74
64
🏙️ Population
5.68M
15.4M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 39% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 5738th and 6838th ($994 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Thailand and India, respectively. Check Thailand vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.3 months in Mumbai. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Mumbai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 1355th and 4476th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.1
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$1611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5850
$7369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2650
$3505
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$8.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.5
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.39
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.8
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$662
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13758
$2724

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$759
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$787
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$739
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$613
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$664
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$769
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$800
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$773
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$676
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$703
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$570
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$697
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$533
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$559
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$630
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$608
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$806
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$564
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$612
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$555
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$754
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$745
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1168
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$635
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$819
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$529
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$514
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$919
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$742
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$783

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