Mumbai vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mumbai	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$705	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1598	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$401	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.9	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$222	$944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	83	7
😀 Quality of life	67	57
🏙️ Population	15.4M	77.6K

The cost of living in Mumbai is 30% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7064th and 5469th ($705 vs $1014) 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 0.9 months in Phuket. Mumbai ranked 3rd best city to live in India vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 4805th and 6129th 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	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.55	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$566	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1015	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.9	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.23	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.16%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6851	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3041	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.09	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.05	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.05	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.07	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.88	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.75	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.91	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.7	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.3	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.1	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$121	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3820	$14328

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866