Mumbai vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$716
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1992
$3111
🏠 One person rent
$409
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$1664
🍽️ Food expenses
$201
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.1
$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$903
$718
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
82
7
😀 Quality of life
69
53
🏙️ Population
15.4M
77.6K

The cost of living in Mumbai is 24% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6818th and 5827th ($716 vs $940) 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 1st best city to live in India vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 2865th and 6063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mumbai Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.6
$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$2.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.61
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1749
$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.5
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.78
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.09%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6631
$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3058
$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.59
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.97
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.28
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.1
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.62
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$107
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3007
$13013

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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
$501
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$362
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$381
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$284
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$513
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$333
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$304
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$771
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$378
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$350
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$307
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$292
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$298
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$293
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$348
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$376
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$340
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$473
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$397
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$401
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$492
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$382
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$311
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$430
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$371
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$333
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$452
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$359
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$415
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$315
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$295
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$389
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$367
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$311
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$294
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$296

Cities near Phuket

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$792
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$782
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$772
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$563
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$763
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$719
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$560
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$570
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$705
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$536
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$730
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$777
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$490
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$435
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$605
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$620
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$619
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$461
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$695
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$398
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$485
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$628
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$481
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$470
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$576
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$474
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$631
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$656
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$486
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$503
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$501
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$752
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$781
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$670
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$645
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$755
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$677
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$701
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$743
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$810