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

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Mumbai San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$1574
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1606
$3920
🏠 One person rent
$425
$747
🏘️ Family rent
$739
$1276
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.5
$85.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$261
$1063
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
83
60
😀 Quality of life
68
73
🏙️ Population
15.4M
335K

The cost of living in Mumbai is 54% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 7177th and 3714th ($717 vs $1574) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in India and Costa Rica, respectively. Check India vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mumbai compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Mumbai ranked 1st best city to live in India vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 4560th and 2425th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mumbai vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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Mumbai San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.24
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$590
$821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$585
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1054
$1456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$58.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.25
$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.49%
9.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6403
$2299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2693
$1800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.98
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$3.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.96
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$9.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$3.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$2.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$5.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.83
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$9.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$4.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.24
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$104
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.91
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.2
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4986
$16872

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$464
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$335
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$355
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$252
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$495
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$329
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$256
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$267
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$663
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$370
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$335
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$287
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$279
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$273
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$269
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$285
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$358
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$298
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$391
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$365
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$372
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$404
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$360
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$298
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$372
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$350
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$312
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$433
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$333
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$253
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$391
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$308
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$282
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$367
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$346
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$283
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$287
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$281

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance City Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Heredia
$1471
17 km or 11 mi Alajuela
$1362
20 km or 12 mi Cartago
$1361
82 km or 51 mi Puntarenas
$872
115 km or 72 mi Limon
$1228
124 km or 77 mi Santa Teresa
$1325
167 km or 104 mi Liberia
$1024
197 km or 122 mi Tamarindo
$1929
244 km or 151 mi San Juan del Sur
$844
246 km or 153 mi David
$909
279 km or 173 mi Juigalpa
$796
302 km or 188 mi Granada
$706
316 km or 196 mi Masaya
$817
343 km or 213 mi Managua
$788
387 km or 241 mi Matagalpa
$665
398 km or 247 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1112
408 km or 253 mi Jinotega
$503
413 km or 257 mi Leon
$759
429 km or 266 mi Esteli
$716
438 km or 272 mi Penonome
$1147
447 km or 278 mi Chinandega
$791
457 km or 284 mi Chitre
$1144
463 km or 288 mi Colon
$1185
486 km or 302 mi La Chorrera
$982
508 km or 316 mi Balboa
$1396
513 km or 319 mi Panama City
$1590
524 km or 326 mi Tocumen
$1373
535 km or 333 mi Pacora
$1361
574 km or 357 mi Tegucigalpa
$909
596 km or 370 mi San Miguel
$1132
609 km or 378 mi Usulutan
$1123
635 km or 395 mi Comayagua
$678
666 km or 414 mi Yoro
$756
696 km or 432 mi San Salvador
$1291
697 km or 433 mi Soyapango
$1261
701 km or 435 mi Mejicanos
$1254
702 km or 436 mi Apopa
$1231
703 km or 437 mi Santa Tecla
$1183
713 km or 443 mi La Ceiba
$619
729 km or 453 mi El Progreso
$832