Mumbai vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mumbai	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1992	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$409	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$1100	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.1	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$903	$947
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	82	81
😀 Quality of life	69	67
🏙️ Population	15.4M	5.6M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 26% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6818th and 5668th ($716 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in India and Russia, respectively. Check India vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Mumbai compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Mumbai ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 2865th and 3598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mumbai vs Saint Petersburg

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	Mumbai	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.6	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.7	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.61	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1749	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$869	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.4	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.78	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6631	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3058	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.59	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.97	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.17	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.15	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.28	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.1	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.62	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.8	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.72	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$107	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3007	$7571

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441