Mumbai vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Mumbai Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1606
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$425
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$739
$956
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.5
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$261
$512
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
83
8
😀 Quality of life
68
55
🏙️ Population
15.4M
77.6K

The cost of living in Mumbai is 29% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7177th and 5497th ($717 vs $1010) 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 0.4 months in Mumbai compared to 0.5 months in Phuket. Mumbai ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 4560th and 6330th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Mumbai vs Phuket

Prices for goods and services in Mumbai and Phuket are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Mumbai Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.24
$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$590
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1054
$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.25
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.49%
5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6403
$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2693
$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.98
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.96
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.83
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.24
$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.91
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.2
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4986
$13979

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$464
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$335
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$355
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$252
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$495
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$329
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$256
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$267
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$663
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$370
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$335
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$287
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$279
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$273
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$269
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$285
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$358
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$298
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$391
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$365
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$372
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$404
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$360
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$298
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$372
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$350
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$312
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$433
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$333
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$253
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$391
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$308
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$282
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$367
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$346
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$283
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$287
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$281

Cities near Phuket

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$784
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$836
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$806
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$582
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$788
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$747
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$616
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$588
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$735
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$592
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$545
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$637
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$762
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$720
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$439
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$555
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$531
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$677
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$453
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$449
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$567
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$678
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$787
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$809
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$839
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$743
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$741
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$766
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$718
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$799
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992