Bucharest vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$1886
🏠 One person rent
$449
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$836
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
76
82
😀 Quality of life
77
65
🏙️ Population
1.72M
15.4M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 36% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 5593rd and 6763rd ($961 vs $706) 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 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 1.2 months in Mumbai. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Mumbai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 703rd and 4571st 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
$9.66
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$3.2
 Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$1624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
8.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$8282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$4116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$3.15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$2517

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$482
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$391
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$315
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$510
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$377
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$400
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$301
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$809
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$345
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$379
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$352
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$359
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$296
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$345
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$359
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$399
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$361
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$497
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$431
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$376
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$508
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$396
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$353
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$433
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$385
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$358
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$505
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$361
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$339
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$342
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$375
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$377
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$390
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$323
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$360
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$325