Houston vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2261
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5455
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$1267
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$2011
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4659
$261
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
83
😀 Quality of life
96
68
🏙️ Population
2.3M
15.4M

The cost of living in Houston is 215% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 1367th and 7177th ($2261 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th and 1st in the United States and India, respectively. Check the United States vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.4 months in Mumbai. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 14th and 4560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Mumbai

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Houston Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.7
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$2.64
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1416
$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$994
$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2413
$1054
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1595
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.6
$9.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.18%
8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2519
$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1831
$2693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.4
$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$2.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.37
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.25
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$5.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$0.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.05
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$148
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1987
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22291
$4986

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Cities near Houston

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2142
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2064
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2093
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2126
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2011
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2107
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2025
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2124
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2190
41 km or 25 mi League
$1990
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$1916
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2096
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2754
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2011
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1860
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1893
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2033
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1900
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1621
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1843
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1950
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1895
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1872
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2003
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1977
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1917
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1516
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2141
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2475
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2058
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2070
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2168
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2110
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2125
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2151
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2120
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2149
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2066
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1937
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2123

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$464
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$335
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$355
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$252
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$495
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$329
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$256
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$267
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$663
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$370
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$335
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$287
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$279
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$273
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$269
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$285
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$358
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$298
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$391
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$365
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$372
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$404
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$360
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$298
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$372
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$350
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$312
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$433
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$333
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$253
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$391
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$308
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$282
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$367
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$346
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$283
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$287
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$281