Melbourne vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

Melbourne Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2266
$695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5192
$1720
🏠 One person rent
$1266
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$1916
$839
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$298
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3498
$748
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
82
😀 Quality of life
95
64
🏙️ Population
4.53M
15.4M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 226% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 907th and 6813th ($2266 vs $695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Australia and India, respectively. Check Australia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Melbourne compared to 1.1 months in Mumbai. Melbourne ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Mumbai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 19th and 4604th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Mumbai

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Melbourne Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.82
$3.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1353
$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1037
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2246
$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1564
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.5
$8.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.69%
8.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7995
$6287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7118
$2920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.51
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$116
$7.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.31
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$6.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$5.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.7
$3.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$1.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$4.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.6
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$3.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$31.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1730
$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20732
$2926

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1768
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1610
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1570
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1724
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1688
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1905
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1725
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1783
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1756
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1843
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1662
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1367
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1713
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1423
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1541
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1287
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1423
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1481
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1612
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1411
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2267
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1530
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1722
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$1656
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1486
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1529
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1520
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2153
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1668
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1520
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2039
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1836
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2564
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1969
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1770
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1923
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1711
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1360

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