Mumbai vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mumbai	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1606	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$425	$1292
🏘️ Family rent	$739	$2231
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$695
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.5	$81.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$261	$4054
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	83	85
😀 Quality of life	68	88
🏙️ Population	15.4M	384K

The cost of living in Mumbai is 68% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 7177th and 1402nd ($717 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1171st in India and the United States, respectively. Check India vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mumbai compared to 1.8 months in New Orleans. Mumbai ranked 1st best city to live in India vs New Orleans ranked 85th in the United States, while ranked 4560th and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mumbai vs New Orleans

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	Mumbai	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.24	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$99.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$5.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$1472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$984
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1054	$2627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.25	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.49%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6403	$3196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2693	$1482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.98	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.78	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.96	$5.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.34	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.41	$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.83	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$4.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.91	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.2	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.8	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4986	$10142

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Cities near Mumbai

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Navi Mumbai	$476
27 km or 17 mi	Thane	$464
44 km or 28 mi	Bhiwandi	$335
46 km or 28 mi	Kalyan	$355
56 km or 35 mi	Vasai	$252
119 km or 74 mi	Pune	$495
152 km or 94 mi	Nashik	$329
187 km or 116 mi	Satara	$256
221 km or 137 mi	Navsari	$267
245 km or 152 mi	Surat	$663
252 km or 156 mi	Malegaon	$370
280 km or 174 mi	Aurangabad	$335
292 km or 182 mi	Kolhapur	$287
297 km or 184 mi	Sangli	$279
306 km or 190 mi	Ichalkaranji	$288
320 km or 199 mi	Bhavnagar	$273
355 km or 221 mi	Solapur	$269
365 km or 227 mi	Jalgaon	$285
373 km or 232 mi	Vadodara	$358
387 km or 240 mi	Bijapur	$298
387 km or 241 mi	Belgaum	$391
400 km or 249 mi	Latur	$365
402 km or 250 mi	Panjim	$372
409 km or 254 mi	Mormugao	$404
415 km or 258 mi	Nadiad	$360
427 km or 265 mi	Rajkot	$298
428 km or 266 mi	Margao	$372
432 km or 268 mi	Godhra	$350
449 km or 279 mi	Porbandar	$312
453 km or 281 mi	Ahmedabad	$433
457 km or 284 mi	Hubli	$333
460 km or 286 mi	Gulbarga	$253
473 km or 294 mi	Gandhinagar	$391
473 km or 294 mi	Nanded	$308
478 km or 297 mi	Akola	$282
517 km or 321 mi	Mehsana	$367
522 km or 324 mi	Indore	$346
536 km or 333 mi	Ratlam	$283
555 km or 345 mi	Nizamabad	$287
558 km or 347 mi	Amravati	$281

Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2066
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1781
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1937
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1752
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1791
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2159
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2071
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2049
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1794
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2094
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1713
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1959
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1801
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1702
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1593
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1934
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1806
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1794
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2087
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2286
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1922
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1800
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2073
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$1983
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2073
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1746
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1977
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$2035
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1612
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1978
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1855
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1621
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1940