Bucharest vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$1644
🏠 One person rent
$535
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$754
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$51.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
78
83
😀 Quality of life
84
67
🏙️ Population
1.72M
15.4M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 55% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 4935th and 7076th ($1138 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 0.3 months in Mumbai. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 508th and 4887th 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
$11.9
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$55.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$9.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$6877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$2712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$5.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$2.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$0.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$4.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$4412

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$999
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$956
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$926
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$784
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$800
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$724
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$831
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$758
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$777
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$970
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$695
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$666
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1150
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$826
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$704
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$805
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$910
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$983
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$665
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$950
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$607
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1099
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1062
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1132
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$644
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$840
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$716
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$916
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$844
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$864
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$841
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$738
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$872
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$763
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$773
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$683
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$795

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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