Beijing vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1044
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2705
$1644
🏠 One person rent
$596
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$754
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$51.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$711
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
83
😀 Quality of life
73
67
🏙️ Population
21.9M
15.4M

The cost of living in Beijing is 42% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 5341st and 7076th ($1044 vs $733) 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 0.3 months in Mumbai. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 2718th and 4887th 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
$4.36
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1589
$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$839
$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.4
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$55.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$9.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12544
$6877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6280
$2712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.4
$5.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.68
$2.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$6.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.65
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$0.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8
$4.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.3
$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$725
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25165
$4412

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Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$716
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$734
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$767
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$645
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$646
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$663
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$572
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$673
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$468
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$656
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$697
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$562
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$709
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$621
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$630
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$528
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$558
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$632
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$626
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$512
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$524
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$629
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$521
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$525
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$519
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$466
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$584
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$770
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$508
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$492
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$655
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$666
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$618
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$562
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$748

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$475
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$355
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$379
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$294
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$502
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$268
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$693
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$362
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$344
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$303
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$282
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$287
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$282
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$302
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$382
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$319
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$428
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$385
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$388
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$441
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$373
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$310
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$397
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$324
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$437
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$349
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$401
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$321
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$286
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$378
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$355
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$297
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$301
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$301