Beijing vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Beijing | Mumbai | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Beijing is 42% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 5387th and 6818th ($1016 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 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1.3 months in Mumbai. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 989th and 2865th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Beijing
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 50 km or 31 mi |  Langfang | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Zhuozhou | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Sanhe | |
| 78 km or 49 mi | Gaobeidian | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Bazhou | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Tianjin | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Renqiu | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Zunhua | |
| 139 km or 87 mi | Baoding | |
| 151 km or 94 mi | Binhai | |
| 155 km or 97 mi | Tangshan | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Zhangjiakou | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Hejian | |
| 176 km or 110 mi | Chengde | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Cangzhou | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Huanghua | |
| 189 km or 118 mi | Anguo | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Dingzhou | |
| 197 km or 122 mi | Qian'an | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Luanzhou | |
| 204 km or 127 mi | Botou | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Shenzhou | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Xinle | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Pingquan | |
| 239 km or 148 mi | Jinzhou | |
| 241 km or 150 mi | Xinji | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Gaocheng | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Hengshui | |
| 252 km or 156 mi | Laoling | |
| 263 km or 164 mi | Shijiazhuang | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Datong | |
| 272 km or 169 mi | Jizhou | |
| 273 km or 169 mi | Qinhuangdao | |
| 273 km or 170 mi | Dezhou | |
| 281 km or 175 mi | Fengzhen | |
| 282 km or 175 mi | Huairen | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Lingyuan | |
| 296 km or 184 mi | Nangong | |
| 302 km or 187 mi | Ulanqab | |
| 314 km or 195 mi | Binzhou |
Cities near Mumbai
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 20 km or 12 mi |  Navi Mumbai | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Thane | |
| 44 km or 28 mi | Bhiwandi | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Kalyan | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Vasai | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Pune | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Nashik | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Satara | |
| 221 km or 137 mi | Navsari | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Surat | |
| 252 km or 156 mi | Malegaon | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Aurangabad | |
| 292 km or 182 mi | Kolhapur | |
| 297 km or 184 mi | Sangli | |
| 306 km or 190 mi | Ichalkaranji | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Bhavnagar | |
| 355 km or 221 mi | Solapur | |
| 365 km or 227 mi | Jalgaon | |
| 373 km or 232 mi | Vadodara | |
| 387 km or 240 mi | Bijapur | |
| 387 km or 241 mi | Belgaum | |
| 400 km or 249 mi | Latur | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Panjim | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Mormugao | |
| 415 km or 258 mi | Nadiad | |
| 427 km or 265 mi | Rajkot | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Margao | |
| 432 km or 268 mi | Godhra | |
| 449 km or 279 mi | Porbandar | |
| 453 km or 281 mi | Ahmedabad | |
| 457 km or 284 mi | Hubli | |
| 460 km or 286 mi | Gulbarga | |
| 473 km or 294 mi | Gandhinagar | |
| 473 km or 294 mi | Nanded | |
| 478 km or 297 mi | Akola | |
| 517 km or 321 mi | Mehsana | |
| 522 km or 324 mi | Indore | |
| 536 km or 333 mi | Ratlam | |
| 555 km or 345 mi | Nizamabad | |
| 558 km or 347 mi | Amravati |