Mumbai vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mumbai	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1644	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$431	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$754	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.1	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$255	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	83	49
😀 Quality of life	67	92
🏙️ Population	15.4M	1.02M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 66% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 7076th and 1668th ($733 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in India and Canada, respectively. Check India vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Mumbai compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Mumbai ranked 3rd best city to live in India vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 4887th and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mumbai vs Ottawa

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	Mumbai	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.57	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.42	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.58	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$585	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.9	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.4	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.53%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6877	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2712	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.84	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.99	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.01	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.83	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.73	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.89	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.7	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.39	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.62	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.6	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$133	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4412	$17337

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Cities near Mumbai

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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891