Mumbai vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1886
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$401
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$836
$828
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
82
61
😀 Quality of life
65
56
🏙️ Population
15.4M
9.4M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 4% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6763rd and 6976th ($706 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 122nd in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mumbai compared to 1.2 months in Ningbo. Mumbai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 4571st and 5865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mumbai vs Ningbo

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Mumbai Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.62
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1624
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.5
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.86%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8282
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.59
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.15
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.56
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.5
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2517
$9922

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Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$482
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$391
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$315
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$510
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$377
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$400
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$301
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$809
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$345
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$379
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$352
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$359
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$296
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$345
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$359
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$399
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$361
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$497
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$431
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$376
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$508
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$396
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$353
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$433
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$385
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$358
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$505
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$361
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$339
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$342
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$375
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$377
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$390
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$323
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$360
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$325

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524