Mumbai vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$705
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1598
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$401
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$711
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$222
$768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
83
60
😀 Quality of life
67
57
🏙️ Population
15.4M
9.4M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 1% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 7064th and 7025th ($705 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Mumbai compared to 1.1 months in Ningbo. Mumbai ranked 3rd best city to live in India vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 4805th and 6133rd 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
$5.57
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.55
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.62
 Cappuccino
$2.55
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$566
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.9
$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.16%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6851
$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3041
$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.09
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.05
$4.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.05
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.07
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.88
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.7
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.3
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.1
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$121
$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3820
$15234

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Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$487
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$363
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$399
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$267
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$517
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$350
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$273
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$278
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$705
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$382
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$349
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$309
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$290
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$291
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$285
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$303
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$374
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$333
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$463
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$396
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$398
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$476
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$375
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$324
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$422
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$330
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$442
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$355
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$251
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$407
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$328
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$297
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$382
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$361
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$303
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$305
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$310

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$576
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$740
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$666
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$597
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$826
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1128
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1003
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$672
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$631
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$673
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$771
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$586
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$632
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$696
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$679
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$696
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$753
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$612
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$674
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$642
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$547
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$700
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$634
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$637
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$639
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$601
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$621
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$604
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$659
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$622
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$630
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$597
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$597
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$620
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$634
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$618
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$531