Mumbai vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$716
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1992
$2004
🏠 One person rent
$409
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$201
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.1
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$903
$725
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
82
60
😀 Quality of life
69
53
🏙️ Population
15.4M
9.4M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 1% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6818th and 6849th ($716 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 51st in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Mumbai compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Mumbai ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 2865th and 6084th 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
$4.6
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.56
 Cappuccino
$2.61
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1749
$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.5
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.78
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.09%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6631
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3058
$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.59
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.97
$4.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.28
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.1
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.62
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$107
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3007
$12465

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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
$501
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$362
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$381
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$284
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$513
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$333
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$304
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$771
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$378
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$350
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$307
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$292
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$298
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$293
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$348
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$376
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$340
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$473
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$397
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$401
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$492
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$382
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$311
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$430
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$371
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$333
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$452
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$359
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$415
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$315
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$295
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$389
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$367
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$311
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$294
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$296

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$590
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$716
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$573
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$805
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1097
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$984
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$677
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$671
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$700
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$670
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$665
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$868
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$587
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$645
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$670
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$682
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$726
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$631
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$695
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$650
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$602
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$681
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$657
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$642
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$654
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$643
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$616
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$672
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$644
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$607
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$603
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$642
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$643
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$621
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$522