Mumbai vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$716
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$392
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$1047
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.8
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$910
$758
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
82
61
😀 Quality of life
64
53
🏙️ Population
15.4M
9.4M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 2% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6838th and 6747th ($716 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 63rd 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 4th best city to live in India vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 4476th and 6048th 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
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.44
 Cappuccino
$2.86
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1611
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$817
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.63
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7369
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3505
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.39
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.16
$4.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.2
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.4
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.5
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2724
$12898

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$484
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$396
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$288
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$519
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$312
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$284
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$785
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$394
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$406
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$310
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$297
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$294
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$357
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$406
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$348
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$491
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$409
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$402
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$488
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$399
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$326
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$429
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$391
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$344
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$471
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$357
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$424
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$335
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$304
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$402
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$379
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$327
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$364
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$283

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538