Chengdu vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1735
$1644
🏠 One person rent
$281
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$485
$754
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.2
$51.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1050
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
89
83
😀 Quality of life
75
67
🏙️ Population
20.9M
15.4M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 9% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 7467th and 7076th ($666 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 1st in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 1710th and 4887th 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
$2.83
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$367
$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.5
$55.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$9.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3917
$6877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$2712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$5.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$2.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$6.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.92
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$0.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$4.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13059
$4412

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$625
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$617
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$600
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$584
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$621
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$612
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$588
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$611
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$629
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$566
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$628
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$540
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$595
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$598
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$576
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$581
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$595
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$679
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$607
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$612
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$572
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$564
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$599
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$600
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$608
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$606
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$581
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$601
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$627
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$612
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$615
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$596
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$603
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$687
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$566
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$591
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$594
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$578
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$580

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$475
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$355
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$379
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$294
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$502
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$268
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$693
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$362
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$344
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$303
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$282
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$287
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$282
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$302
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$382
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$319
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$428
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$385
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$388
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$441
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$373
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$310
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$397
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$324
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$437
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$349
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$401
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$321
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$286
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$378
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$355
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$297
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$301
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$301