Mumbai vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$733
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1644
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$431
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$754
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.1
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
83
53
😀 Quality of life
67
71
🏙️ Population
15.4M
9.4M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 9% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 7076th and 7431st ($733 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th 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 1.3 months in Ningbo. Mumbai ranked 3rd best city to live in India vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 4887th and 3738th 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
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.42
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.58
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.59
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.53%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6877
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2712
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.84
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.99
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.01
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.83
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.73
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.7
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.39
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.3
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.6
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4412
$15051

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$475
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$355
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$379
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$294
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$502
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$268
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$693
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$362
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$344
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$303
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$282
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$287
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$282
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$302
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$382
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$319
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$428
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$385
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$388
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$441
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$373
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$310
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$397
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$324
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$437
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$349
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$401
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$321
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$286
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$378
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$355
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$297
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$301
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$301

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525