Houston vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2221
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5469
$1886
🏠 One person rent
$1319
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$2448
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4662
$836
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
82
😀 Quality of life
92
65
🏙️ Population
2.3M
15.4M

The cost of living in Houston is 214% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 1234th and 6763rd ($2221 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1107th and 2nd 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 1.2 months in Mumbai. Houston ranked 11th best city to live in the United States vs Mumbai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 86th and 4571st 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
$15.4
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.98
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$3.2
 Cappuccino
$5.34
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1372
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1066
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3100
$1624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1960
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.9
$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.74%
8.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4081
$8282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3710
$4116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.9
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$3.15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.31
$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.96
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1282
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23011
$2517

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Cities near Houston

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2141
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2118
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2128
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2132
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2148
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2126
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2107
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2115
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2123
41 km or 25 mi League
$2125
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2055
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2136
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2737
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2023
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1801
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1919
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2080
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1988
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1694
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1829
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1925
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1879
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1778
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2220
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1975
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1915
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1445
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2179
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2590
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2095
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2066
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2150
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2146
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2093
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2191
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2146
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2190
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2071
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1989
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2175

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