Mumbai vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$716
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$392
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$1047
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.8
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$910
$5777
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
82
100
😀 Quality of life
64
97
🏙️ Population
15.4M
8.8M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 82% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6838th and 5th ($716 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.3 months in Mumbai compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Mumbai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 4476th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mumbai New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.6
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1611
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$817
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.63
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7369
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3505
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.39
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.16
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.2
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.4
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2724
$20585

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Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$484
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$396
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$288
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$519
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$312
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$284
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$785
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$394
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$406
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$310
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$297
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$294
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$357
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$406
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$348
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$491
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$409
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$402
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$488
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$399
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$326
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$429
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$391
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$344
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$471
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$357
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$424
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$335
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$304
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$402
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$379
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$327
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$364
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$283

Cities near New York City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108