Los Angeles vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$1598
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$50.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$222
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	99	83
😀 Quality of life	94	67
🏙️ Population	3.9M	15.4M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 376% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 65th and 7064th ($3361 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.3 months in Mumbai. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 74th and 4805th 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	$22.6	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$4.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$566
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$50.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	9.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$6851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$3041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$5.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$6.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$3.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$53.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$3820

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

Cities near Mumbai

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Navi Mumbai	$503
27 km or 17 mi	Thane	$487
44 km or 28 mi	Bhiwandi	$363
46 km or 28 mi	Kalyan	$399
56 km or 35 mi	Vasai	$267
119 km or 74 mi	Pune	$517
152 km or 94 mi	Nashik	$350
187 km or 116 mi	Satara	$273
221 km or 137 mi	Navsari	$278
245 km or 152 mi	Surat	$705
252 km or 156 mi	Malegaon	$382
280 km or 174 mi	Aurangabad	$349
292 km or 182 mi	Kolhapur	$309
297 km or 184 mi	Sangli	$290
306 km or 190 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302
320 km or 199 mi	Bhavnagar	$291
355 km or 221 mi	Solapur	$285
365 km or 227 mi	Jalgaon	$303
373 km or 232 mi	Vadodara	$374
387 km or 240 mi	Bijapur	$333
387 km or 241 mi	Belgaum	$463
400 km or 249 mi	Latur	$396
402 km or 250 mi	Panjim	$398
409 km or 254 mi	Mormugao	$476
415 km or 258 mi	Nadiad	$375
427 km or 265 mi	Rajkot	$324
428 km or 266 mi	Margao	$422
432 km or 268 mi	Godhra	$366
449 km or 279 mi	Porbandar	$330
453 km or 281 mi	Ahmedabad	$442
457 km or 284 mi	Hubli	$355
460 km or 286 mi	Gulbarga	$251
473 km or 294 mi	Gandhinagar	$407
473 km or 294 mi	Nanded	$328
478 km or 297 mi	Akola	$297
517 km or 321 mi	Mehsana	$382
522 km or 324 mi	Indore	$361
536 km or 333 mi	Ratlam	$303
555 km or 345 mi	Nizamabad	$305
558 km or 347 mi	Amravati	$310