Mumbai vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mumbai	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$2968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1992	$8022
🏠 One person rent	$409	$1832
🏘️ Family rent	$1100	$4049
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$798
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.1	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$903	$5520
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	82	97
😀 Quality of life	69	94
🏙️ Population	15.4M	441K

The cost of living in Mumbai is 76% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 6818th and 182nd ($716 vs $2968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 159th in India and the United States, respectively. Check India vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Mumbai compared to 1.9 months in Oakland. Mumbai ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 2865th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mumbai vs Oakland

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	Mumbai	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.6	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.7	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.61	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$1826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1749	$4410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$869	$3547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.4	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.78	$70.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6631	$7152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3058	$7023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.59	$84.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.97	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$6.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$6.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$7.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.17	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.15	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.28	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.1	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.62	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.8	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.72	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$107	$2719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3007	$18963

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326