Houston vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5664
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$1305
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$2467
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$581
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$50.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4390
$903
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
82
😀 Quality of life
91
69
🏙️ Population
2.3M
15.4M

The cost of living in Houston is 216% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 1229th and 6818th ($2265 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 1.3 months in Mumbai. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 97th and 2865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.88
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.71
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1390
$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1037
$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2766
$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2058
$869
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$46.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.6
$8.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2714
$6631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1949
$3058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.7
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$2.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.62
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.13
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.64
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.4
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1470
$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18964
$3007

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Cities near Houston

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2182
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2108
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2087
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2196
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2028
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2097
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2232
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2311
41 km or 25 mi League
$2065
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2056
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2107
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2698
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2014
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1799
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1855
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2089
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2089
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1673
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1853
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1944
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1907
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1878
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2215
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2037
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1986
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1510
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2218
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2455
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2163
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2134
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2192
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2224
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2244
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2182
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2260
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2230
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2044
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2182

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$501
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$362
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$381
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$284
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$513
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$333
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$304
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$771
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$378
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$350
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$307
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$292
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$298
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$293
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$348
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$376
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$340
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$473
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$397
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$401
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$492
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$382
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$311
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$430
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$371
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$333
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$452
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$359
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$415
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$315
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$295
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$389
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$367
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$311
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$294
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$296