Mumbai vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$733
$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1644
$5854
🏠 One person rent
$431
$1514
🏘️ Family rent
$754
$2239
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$740
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.1
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$4328
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
83
100
😀 Quality of life
67
92
🏙️ Population
15.4M
1.6M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 72% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 7076th and 742nd ($733 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 648th 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 0.3 months in Mumbai compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Mumbai ranked 3rd best city to live in India vs Philadelphia ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 4887th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mumbai vs Philadelphia

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Mumbai Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.42
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$6.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.58
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$1612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$2399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$1810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.59
$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.53%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6877
$3762
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2712
$1992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.84
$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.99
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$4.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$8.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.01
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$5.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$3.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.83
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.73
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.7
$60.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.39
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.3
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.6
$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$2195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4412
$17603

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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 Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2632
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2572
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2626
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2493
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2549
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2609
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2600
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2612
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2350
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2639
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2639
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2793
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2445
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2392
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2541
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2520
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2315
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2668
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2603
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2207
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2648
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3077
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2609
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2802
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2835
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2753
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2835
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2301
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2323
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2933
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2171
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2684
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2801