Melbourne vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2496
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6197
$1644
🏠 One person rent
$1388
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$2468
$754
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$346
$51.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$255
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
83
😀 Quality of life
100
67
🏙️ Population
5.35M
15.4M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 240% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 893rd and 7076th ($2496 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and India, respectively. Check Australia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 0.3 months in Mumbai. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 1st and 4887th 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
$15.4
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.7
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.06
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.04
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1549
$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1138
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2861
$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$55.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$9.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7481
$6877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6465
$2712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$5.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$2.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.92
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.8
$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$0.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.9
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.3
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$4.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2232
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26129
$4412

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1822
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1894
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1928
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1860
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1798
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1896
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2217
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1604
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1487
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1979
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1815
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1870
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1898
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1824
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1753
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2223
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1904
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1821
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2308
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1477
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1699
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2338
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1710
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1867
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2482
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2050
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2379
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1997
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2128
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1288
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$475
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$355
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$379
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$294
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$502
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$268
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$693
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$362
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$344
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$303
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$282
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$287
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$282
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$302
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$382
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$319
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$428
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$385
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$388
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$441
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$373
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$310
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$397
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$324
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$437
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$349
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$401
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$321
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$286
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$378
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$355
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$297
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$301
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$301