Chengdu vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$635
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1647
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$252
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.6
$50.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$917
$222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
94
83
😀 Quality of life
75
67
🏙️ Population
20.9M
15.4M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 10% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 7530th and 7064th ($635 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 1st 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 0.3 months in Mumbai. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 1800th and 4805th 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
$2.87
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$4.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$566
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.2
$50.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
9.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3973
$6851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$3041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$5.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.61
$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.6
$53.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11647
$3820

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$596
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$588
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$571
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$557
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$591
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$583
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$563
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$580
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$599
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$544
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$598
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$528
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$563
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$571
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$551
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$552
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$536
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$565
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$645
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$573
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$575
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$541
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$538
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$570
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$562
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$569
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$587
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$542
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$561
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$601
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$583
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$593
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$570
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$579
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$663
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$538
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$569
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$567
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$551
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$560

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$487
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$363
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$399
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$267
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$517
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$350
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$273
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$278
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$705
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$382
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$349
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$309
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$290
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$291
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$285
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$303
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$374
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$333
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$463
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$396
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$398
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$476
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$375
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$324
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$422
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$330
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$442
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$355
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$251
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$407
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$328
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$297
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$382
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$361
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$303
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$305
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$310