Los Angeles vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$409
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1100
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$50.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$903
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	99	82
😀 Quality of life	93	69
🏙️ Population	3.9M	15.4M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 347% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 80th and 6818th ($3196 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.3 months in Mumbai. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 58th and 2865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Mumbai

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	Los Angeles	Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$869
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$46.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$8.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$6631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$3058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$2.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$3007

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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