Mumbai vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mumbai	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$705	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1598	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$401	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.9	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$222	$3333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	83	50
😀 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 7064th and 1744th ($705 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th 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 1.6 months in Ottawa. Mumbai ranked 3rd best city to live in India vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 4805th and 129th 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	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.55	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$566	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1015	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.9	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.23	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.16%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6851	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3041	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.09	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.05	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.05	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.07	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.88	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.75	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.91	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.7	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.3	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.1	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$121	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3820	$15527

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Cities near Mumbai

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Navi Mumbai	$503
27 km or 17 mi	Thane	$487
44 km or 28 mi	Bhiwandi	$363
46 km or 28 mi	Kalyan	$399
56 km or 35 mi	Vasai	$267
119 km or 74 mi	Pune	$517
152 km or 94 mi	Nashik	$350
187 km or 116 mi	Satara	$273
221 km or 137 mi	Navsari	$278
245 km or 152 mi	Surat	$705
252 km or 156 mi	Malegaon	$382
280 km or 174 mi	Aurangabad	$349
292 km or 182 mi	Kolhapur	$309
297 km or 184 mi	Sangli	$290
306 km or 190 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302
320 km or 199 mi	Bhavnagar	$291
355 km or 221 mi	Solapur	$285
365 km or 227 mi	Jalgaon	$303
373 km or 232 mi	Vadodara	$374
387 km or 240 mi	Bijapur	$333
387 km or 241 mi	Belgaum	$463
400 km or 249 mi	Latur	$396
402 km or 250 mi	Panjim	$398
409 km or 254 mi	Mormugao	$476
415 km or 258 mi	Nadiad	$375
427 km or 265 mi	Rajkot	$324
428 km or 266 mi	Margao	$422
432 km or 268 mi	Godhra	$366
449 km or 279 mi	Porbandar	$330
453 km or 281 mi	Ahmedabad	$442
457 km or 284 mi	Hubli	$355
460 km or 286 mi	Gulbarga	$251
473 km or 294 mi	Gandhinagar	$407
473 km or 294 mi	Nanded	$328
478 km or 297 mi	Akola	$297
517 km or 321 mi	Mehsana	$382
522 km or 324 mi	Indore	$361
536 km or 333 mi	Ratlam	$303
555 km or 345 mi	Nizamabad	$305
558 km or 347 mi	Amravati	$310

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822