Chengdu vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$1886
🏠 One person rent
$242
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$883
$836
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
94
82
😀 Quality of life
73
65
🏙️ Population
20.9M
15.4M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 9% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 7269th and 6763rd ($643 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th 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 1.2 months in Mumbai. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Mumbai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 1633rd and 4571st 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
$2.81
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$3.2
 Cappuccino
$3.62
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$1624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.9
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
8.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$8282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2044
$4116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.52
$3.15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18347
$2517

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587

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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