Beijing vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2811
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$648
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$1139
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$769
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
83
😀 Quality of life
73
68
🏙️ Population
21.9M
15.4M

The cost of living in Beijing is 54% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 4987th and 7177th ($1108 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.4 months in Mumbai. Beijing ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 2361st and 4560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Mumbai

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Beijing Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.19
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.64
☕ Cappuccino
$3.27
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$965
$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$1054
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.5
$9.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.19%
8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12536
$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6136
$2693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.6
$2.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$5.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$0.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.3
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.12
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.6
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.2
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$621
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25910
$4986

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Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$740
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$764
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$800
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$666
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$666
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$682
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$586
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$697
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$480
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$672
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$720
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$576
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$722
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$623
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$645
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$541
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$556
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$648
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$645
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$574
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$525
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$541
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$646
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$541
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$539
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$541
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$480
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$599
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$789
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$522
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$511
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$676
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$684
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$634
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$579
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$665
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$759

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$464
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$335
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$355
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$252
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$495
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$329
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$256
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$267
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$663
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$370
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$335
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$287
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$279
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$273
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$269
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$285
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$358
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$298
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$391
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$365
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$372
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$404
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$360
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$298
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$372
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$350
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$312
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$433
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$333
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$253
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$391
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$308
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$282
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$367
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$346
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$283
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$287
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$281