Mumbai vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mumbai	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1979	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$392	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$1047	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.8	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$910	$742
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	82	7
😀 Quality of life	64	53
🏙️ Population	15.4M	77.6K

The cost of living in Mumbai is 27% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6838th and 5798th ($716 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in India and Thailand, respectively. Check India vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Mumbai compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Mumbai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 4476th and 6033rd 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	$4.6	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$538	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1611	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$817	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.63	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.89%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7369	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3505	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.39	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.16	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.2	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.31	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.7	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.83	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.4	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.5	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2724	$13132

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Cities near Mumbai

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
27 km or 17 mi	Thane	$484
44 km or 28 mi	Bhiwandi	$368
46 km or 28 mi	Kalyan	$396
56 km or 35 mi	Vasai	$288
119 km or 74 mi	Pune	$519
152 km or 94 mi	Nashik	$346
187 km or 116 mi	Satara	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Navsari	$284
245 km or 152 mi	Surat	$785
252 km or 156 mi	Malegaon	$394
280 km or 174 mi	Aurangabad	$406
292 km or 182 mi	Kolhapur	$332
297 km or 184 mi	Sangli	$310
306 km or 190 mi	Ichalkaranji	$321
320 km or 199 mi	Bhavnagar	$297
355 km or 221 mi	Solapur	$294
365 km or 227 mi	Jalgaon	$357
373 km or 232 mi	Vadodara	$406
387 km or 240 mi	Bijapur	$348
387 km or 241 mi	Belgaum	$491
400 km or 249 mi	Latur	$409
402 km or 250 mi	Panjim	$402
409 km or 254 mi	Mormugao	$488
415 km or 258 mi	Nadiad	$399
427 km or 265 mi	Rajkot	$326
428 km or 266 mi	Margao	$429
432 km or 268 mi	Godhra	$391
449 km or 279 mi	Porbandar	$344
453 km or 281 mi	Ahmedabad	$471
457 km or 284 mi	Hubli	$357
460 km or 286 mi	Gulbarga	$254
473 km or 294 mi	Gandhinagar	$424
473 km or 294 mi	Nanded	$335
478 km or 297 mi	Akola	$304
517 km or 321 mi	Mehsana	$402
522 km or 324 mi	Indore	$379
536 km or 333 mi	Ratlam	$327
555 km or 345 mi	Nizamabad	$364
558 km or 347 mi	Amravati	$283

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892