Bucharest vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$562
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
78
83
😀 Quality of life
84
68
🏙️ Population
1.72M
15.4M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 60% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 4877th and 7177th ($1148 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.4 months in Mumbai. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 482nd and 4560th 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
$11.6
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$2.64
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1054
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$9.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$2693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$2.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$5.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$0.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$4986

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$995
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$920
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$896
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$800
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$776
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$708
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$801
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$722
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$771
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$1018
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$653
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$672
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1120
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$801
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$705
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$804
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$857
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$870
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$953
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$662
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$906
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$610
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1140
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1041
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1119
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$676
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$818
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$733
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$874
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$824
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$823
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$809
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$702
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$855
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$749
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$807
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$673
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$725

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$464
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$335
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$355
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$252
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$495
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$329
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$256
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$267
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$663
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$370
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$335
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$287
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$279
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$273
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$269
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$285
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$358
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$298
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$391
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$365
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$372
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$404
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$360
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$298
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$372
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$350
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$312
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$433
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$333
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$253
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$391
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$308
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$282
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$367
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$346
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$283
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$287
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$281