Delhi vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1196
$1644
🏠 One person rent
$205
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$348
$754
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$51.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$255
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
94
83
😀 Quality of life
61
67
🏙️ Population
26.5M
15.4M

The cost of living in Delhi is 31% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 8668th and 7076th ($507 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Delhi compared to 0.3 months in Mumbai. Ranked 14th vs 3rd best cities to live in India, and 5790th vs 4887th 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
$5.48
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.83
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$432
$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.1
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$55.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.74
$9.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.32%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2401
$6877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$993
$2712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$5.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.28
$2.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$6.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.13
$0.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$4.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.4
$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.4
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1751
$4412

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Cities near Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$423
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$382
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$519
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$362
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$263
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$337
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$250
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$325
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$299
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$296
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$256
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$289
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$285
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$283
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$263
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$375
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$374
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$383
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$287
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$352
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$379
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$325
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$382
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$265
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$414
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$330
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$347
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$363
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$352
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$269
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$331
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$289
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$391
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$326
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$340
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$432
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$364
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$315
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$331

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