Mumbai vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$733
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1644
$2644
🏠 One person rent
$431
$573
🏘️ Family rent
$754
$1004
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.1
$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$801
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
83
8
😀 Quality of life
67
56
🏙️ Population
15.4M
77.6K

The cost of living in Mumbai is 31% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7076th and 5233rd ($733 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in India and Thailand, respectively. Check India vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Mumbai compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Mumbai ranked 3rd best city to live in India vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 4887th and 6325th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mumbai vs Phuket

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Mumbai Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.42
$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.58
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.59
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.53%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6877
$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2712
$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.84
$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.99
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.01
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.83
$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.73
$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.7
$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.39
$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.3
$68
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.6
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4412
$16566

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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 Phuket

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$808
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$891
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$846
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$612
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$834
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$790
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$634
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$622
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$782
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$628
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$845
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$564
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$663
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$792
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$740
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$451
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$572
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$551
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$696
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$461
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$458
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$562
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$701
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$784
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$846
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$874
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$762
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$750
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$764
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$763
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$838
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981