Bangkok vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$1886
🏠 One person rent
$405
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$836
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
89
82
😀 Quality of life
75
65
🏙️ Population
5.68M
15.4M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 28% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 5960th and 6763rd ($902 vs $706) 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 1.2 months in Mumbai. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Mumbai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 1087th and 4571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.64
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$1624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
8.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$8282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$4116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$3.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$2517

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$704
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$716
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$677
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$594
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$617
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$648
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$665
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$653
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$614
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$619
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$571
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$614
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$539
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$496
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$587
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$532
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$702
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$566
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$605
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$500
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$642
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1233
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$554
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$569
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$802
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$524
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$555
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$815
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$659
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$710

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$482
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$391
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$315
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$510
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$377
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$400
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$301
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$809
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$345
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$379
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$352
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$359
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$296
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$345
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$359
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$399
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$361
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$497
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$431
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$376
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$508
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$396
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$353
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$433
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$385
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$358
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$505
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$361
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$339
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$342
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$375
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$377
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$390
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$323
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$360
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$325