Mumbai vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1606
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$425
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$739
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.5
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$261
$1198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
83
53
😀 Quality of life
68
73
🏙️ Population
15.4M
9.4M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 9% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 7177th and 7558th ($717 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 114th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mumbai compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Mumbai ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 4560th and 2343rd 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
$5.24
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$590
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1054
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.25
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.49%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6403
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2693
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.98
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.96
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.83
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.24
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.91
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.2
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4986
$15801

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538