Bucharest vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2566
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$474
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$50.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$903
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
77
82
😀 Quality of life
79
69
🏙️ Population
1.72M
15.4M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 38% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 5565th and 6818th ($988 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Romania and India, respectively. Check Romania vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.3 months in Mumbai. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 645th and 2865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Mumbai

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Bucharest Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$999
$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$869
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$46.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.28
$8.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$6631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$3058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$2.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.92
$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11573
$3007

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$867
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$847
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$796
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$633
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$704
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$629
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$729
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$696
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$722
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$743
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$623
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$622
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$938
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$770
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$594
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$702
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$752
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$741
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$848
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$598
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$786
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$631
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$892
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$929
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1002
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$546
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$698
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$646
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$837
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$718
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$725
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$574
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$721
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$687
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$650
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$605
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$758

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$501
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$362
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$381
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$284
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$513
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$333
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$304
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$771
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$378
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$350
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$307
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$292
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$298
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$293
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$348
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$376
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$340
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$473
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$397
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$401
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$492
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$382
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$311
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$430
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$371
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$333
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$452
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$359
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$415
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$315
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$295
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$389
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$367
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$311
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$294
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$296