Chengdu vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1664
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$240
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$50.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$903
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
94
82
😀 Quality of life
72
69
🏙️ Population
20.9M
15.4M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 13% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 7421st and 6818th ($623 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th 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 Chengdu compared to 1.3 months in Mumbai. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 1890th and 2865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Mumbai

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Chengdu Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$869
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.5
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.7
$46.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$8.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.34%
9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3812
$6631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2020
$3058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$2.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.02
$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$305
$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11550
$3007

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$581
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$572
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$554
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$540
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$580
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$570
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$549
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$572
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$590
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$529
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$592
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$527
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$554
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$573
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$546
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$540
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$532
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$579
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$652
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$584
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$593
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$526
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$530
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$590
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$613
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$584
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$599
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$553
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$634
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$610
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$591
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$608
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$580
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$601
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$696
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$540
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$584
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$585
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$554
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$574

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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