Beijing vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1067
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3071
$1979
🏠 One person rent
$596
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$1354
$1047
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1802
$910
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
82
😀 Quality of life
77
64
🏙️ Population
21.9M
15.4M

The cost of living in Beijing is 49% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 5141st and 6838th ($1067 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.3 months in Mumbai. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Mumbai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 763rd and 4476th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beijing Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.04
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.79
 Cappuccino
$3.75
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$851
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2126
$1611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14636
$7369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7425
$3505
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$8.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.07
$3.16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.28
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.63
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.6
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.51
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$782
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23714
$2724

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Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$734
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$769
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$786
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$675
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$679
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$710
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$611
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$714
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$482
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$700
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$742
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$620
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$760
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$720
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$693
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$572
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$614
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$684
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$677
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$649
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$605
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$555
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$670
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$568
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$588
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$547
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$677
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$668
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$729
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$616
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$670
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$637
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$648
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$661
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$632
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$644
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$869

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