Chengdu vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$1979
🏠 One person rent
$251
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$1047
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$910
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
94
82
😀 Quality of life
72
64
🏙️ Population
20.9M
15.4M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 8% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 7209th and 6838th ($660 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st 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 7th best city to live in China vs Mumbai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 1933rd and 4476th 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
$2.91
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$1611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$7369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$3505
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$8.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$2724

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$484
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$396
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$288
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$519
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$312
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$284
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$785
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$394
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$406
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$310
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$297
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$294
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$357
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$406
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$348
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$491
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$409
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$402
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$488
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$399
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$326
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$429
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$391
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$344
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$471
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$357
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$424
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$335
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$304
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$402
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$379
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$327
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$364
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$283