Houston vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

Houston Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2209
$695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5196
$1720
🏠 One person rent
$1292
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$2121
$839
🍽️ Food expenses
$547
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$221
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5476
$748
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
82
😀 Quality of life
93
64
🏙️ Population
2.3M
15.4M

The cost of living in Houston is 218% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 1016th and 6813th ($2209 vs $695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 903rd 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 2.5 months in Houston compared to 1.1 months in Mumbai. Houston ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Mumbai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 56th and 4604th 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
$14.9
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.65
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.01
$3.26
☕ Cappuccino
$5.06
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1049
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2677
$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1660
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.8
$8.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
8.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3010
$6287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1716
$2920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.9
$7.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.3
$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.2
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.98
$3.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$1.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.03
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.7
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$4.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.8
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$3.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$31.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.5
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1324
$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21941
$2926

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2030
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2012
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$1957
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$1993
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$1892
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2099
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2004
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$1957
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$1871
41 km or 25 mi League
$2040
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$1939
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$1987
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$3044
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2034
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1932
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$2061
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2015
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2058
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1976
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1705
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1808
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$2002
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1766
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$1806
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1850
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1792
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1481
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2277
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2605
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2329
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$1836
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$1929
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2156
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$1782
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2311
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$1878
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2373
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$1823
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1680
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$1757

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$508
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$476
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$348
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$332
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$378
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$480
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$325
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$298
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$283
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$653
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$336
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$321
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$337
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$338
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$341
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$435
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$353
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$377
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$349
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$260
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$538
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$449
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$325
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$408
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$444
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$412
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$368
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$391
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$390
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$684
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$343
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$285
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$347
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$298
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$360
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$425
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$348
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$247
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$351
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$302