Delhi vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1379
$1979
🏠 One person rent
$210
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$545
$1047
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.7
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1008
$910
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
94
82
😀 Quality of life
63
64
🏙️ Population
26.5M
15.4M

The cost of living in Delhi is 30% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 8647th and 6838th ($505 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Delhi compared to 1.3 months in Mumbai. Ranked 5th vs 4th best cities to live in India, and 4744th vs 4476th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Delhi vs Mumbai

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Delhi Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.22
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$2.79
 Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$751
$1611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.68
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.79%
8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2366
$7369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1279
$3505
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$8.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.42
$3.16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.13
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.85
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.7
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.92
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.7
$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.6
$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.9
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1972
$2724

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Cities near Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$445
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$391
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$533
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$383
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$275
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$351
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$280
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$328
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$288
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$319
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$303
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$284
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$325
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$252
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$360
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$371
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$375
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$299
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$358
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$397
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$371
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$395
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$286
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$430
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$379
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$396
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$378
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$299
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$373
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$268
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$329
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$500
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$368
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$393
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$406
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$407
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$310
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$360

Cities near Mumbai

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