Mumbai vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Mumbai Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$625
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1637
$2310
🏠 One person rent
$334
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$777
🍽️ Food expenses
$186
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.6
$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$622
$951
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
81
59
😀 Quality of life
65
71
🏙️ Population
15.4M
9.4M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 29% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 7432nd and 5957th ($625 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 15th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Mumbai compared to 1.1 months in Ningbo. Mumbai ranked 3rd best city to live in India vs Ningbo ranked 12th in China, while ranked 4403rd and 2047th 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
$3.61
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.2
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$5.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.7
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$930
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$611
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$20.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.63
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.95%
5.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6074
$6059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2718
$3816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.74
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.84
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.97
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$9.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.27
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$86
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.9
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.7
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.1
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.9
$575
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3106
$8097

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Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$469
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$506
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$328
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$331
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$359
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$469
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$366
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$376
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$234
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$426
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$311
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$314
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$330
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$335
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$306
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$349
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$362
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$333
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$264
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$736
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$454
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$354
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$384
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$333
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$379
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$327
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$330
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$331
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$832
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$325
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$291
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$336
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$294
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$350
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$331
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$337
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$248
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$255
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$304

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$680
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$726
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$678
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$726
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$891
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1379
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$754
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$650
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$686
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$701
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$776
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$667
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1099
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$849
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$693
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$677
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$852
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$770
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$849
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$674
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$685
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$662
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$690
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$952
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$686
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$684
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$655
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$672
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$778
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$665
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$514
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$729
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$681
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$683
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$674
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$652
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$686
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$673
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$666
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$573