Mumbai vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$716
$1239
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$3174
🏠 One person rent
$392
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$1047
$1038
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$479
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.8
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$910
$923
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
82
60
😀 Quality of life
64
65
🏙️ Population
15.4M
342K

The cost of living in Mumbai is 42% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 6838th and 4497th ($716 vs $1239) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in India and Costa Rica, respectively. Check India vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Mumbai compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Mumbai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 4476th and 4226th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mumbai San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.6
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$49.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$9.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$3.03
 Cappuccino
$2.86
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$645
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1611
$1229
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$817
$842
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.63
$44.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
11.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7369
$1929
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3505
$1540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.39
$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.16
$15.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.2
$4.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$3.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$55.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$8.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$66.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.4
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.5
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$501
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2724
$12846

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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 San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance City Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Heredia
$1246
17 km or 11 mi Alajuela
$1233
20 km or 12 mi Cartago
$961
82 km or 51 mi Puntarenas
$1277
115 km or 72 mi Limon
$1201
124 km or 77 mi Santa Teresa
$1310
167 km or 104 mi Liberia
$898
197 km or 122 mi Tamarindo
$1687
244 km or 151 mi San Juan del Sur
$890
246 km or 153 mi David
$833
279 km or 173 mi Juigalpa
$664
302 km or 188 mi Granada
$697
316 km or 196 mi Masaya
$712
343 km or 213 mi Managua
$774
387 km or 241 mi Matagalpa
$550
398 km or 247 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1056
408 km or 253 mi Jinotega
$457
413 km or 257 mi Leon
$639
429 km or 266 mi Esteli
$593
438 km or 272 mi Penonome
$1098
447 km or 278 mi Chinandega
$638
457 km or 284 mi Chitre
$1091
463 km or 288 mi Colon
$1182
486 km or 302 mi La Chorrera
$953
508 km or 316 mi Balboa
$1249
513 km or 319 mi Panama City
$1384
524 km or 326 mi Tocumen
$1231
535 km or 333 mi Pacora
$1249
574 km or 357 mi Tegucigalpa
$829
596 km or 370 mi San Miguel
$1081
609 km or 378 mi Usulutan
$1088
635 km or 395 mi Comayagua
$715
666 km or 414 mi Yoro
$734
696 km or 432 mi San Salvador
$1192
697 km or 433 mi Soyapango
$1173
701 km or 435 mi Mejicanos
$1161
702 km or 436 mi Apopa
$1145
703 km or 437 mi Santa Tecla
$1202
713 km or 443 mi La Ceiba
$650
729 km or 453 mi El Progreso
$883