Mumbai vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mumbai	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$705	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1598	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$401	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.9	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$222	$1116
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	83	82
😀 Quality of life	67	71
🏙️ Population	15.4M	5.65M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 27% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7064th and 5813th ($705 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in India and Russia, respectively. Check India vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Mumbai compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Mumbai ranked 3rd best city to live in India vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 4805th and 3397th 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	$5.57	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.55	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$566	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1015	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.9	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.23	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.16%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6851	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3041	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.09	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.05	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.05	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.07	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.88	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.75	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.91	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.7	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.3	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$121	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3820	$10534

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566