Hong Kong vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2614
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6294
$1886
🏠 One person rent
$1726
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$3471
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$501
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$242
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4054
$836
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
82
😀 Quality of life
89
65
🏙️ Population
7.41M
15.4M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 270% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 503rd and 6763rd ($2614 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.2 months in Mumbai. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Mumbai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 168th and 4571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Mumbai

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Hong Kong Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.76
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.55
$3.2
 Cappuccino
$5.32
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2033
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1449
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4405
$1624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2942
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$214
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
8.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$28583
$8282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18618
$4116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$3.15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$3
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.14
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.38
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.17
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20363
$2517

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611

Cities near Mumbai

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