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

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Mumbai San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1886
$3119
🏠 One person rent
$401
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$1078
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$471
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$71.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$836
$877
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
82
60
😀 Quality of life
65
67
🏙️ Population
15.4M
342K

The cost of living in Mumbai is 40% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 6763rd and 4518th ($706 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in India and Costa Rica, respectively. Check India vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mumbai compared to 0.8 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Mumbai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 4571st and 4043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mumbai San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.62
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$9.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$3.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$4.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1624
$1266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.5
$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$64.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.86%
8.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8282
$1778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.59
$40.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.15
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$4.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.56
$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.5
$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$369
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2517
$9894

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$482
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$391
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$315
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$510
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$377
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$400
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$301
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$809
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$345
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$379
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$352
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$359
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$296
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$345
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$359
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$399
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$361
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$497
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$431
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$376
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$508
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$396
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$353
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$433
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$385
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$358
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$505
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$361
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$339
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$342
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$375
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$377
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$390
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$323
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$360
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$325

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance City Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Heredia
$1040
17 km or 11 mi Alajuela
$1163
20 km or 12 mi Cartago
$1009
82 km or 51 mi Puntarenas
$1024
115 km or 72 mi Limon
$1147
124 km or 77 mi Santa Teresa
$1114
167 km or 104 mi Liberia
$1220
197 km or 122 mi Tamarindo
$1473
244 km or 151 mi San Juan del Sur
$805
246 km or 153 mi David
$789
279 km or 173 mi Juigalpa
$647
302 km or 188 mi Granada
$680
316 km or 196 mi Masaya
$699
343 km or 213 mi Managua
$787
387 km or 241 mi Matagalpa
$548
398 km or 247 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$961
408 km or 253 mi Jinotega
$458
413 km or 257 mi Leon
$614
429 km or 266 mi Esteli
$593
438 km or 272 mi Penonome
$940
447 km or 278 mi Chinandega
$627
457 km or 284 mi Chitre
$980
463 km or 288 mi Colon
$1157
486 km or 302 mi La Chorrera
$917
508 km or 316 mi Balboa
$1189
513 km or 319 mi Panama City
$1316
524 km or 326 mi Tocumen
$1171
535 km or 333 mi Pacora
$1182
574 km or 357 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
596 km or 370 mi San Miguel
$1107
609 km or 378 mi Usulutan
$1031
635 km or 395 mi Comayagua
$702
666 km or 414 mi Yoro
$738
696 km or 432 mi San Salvador
$1147
697 km or 433 mi Soyapango
$1117
701 km or 435 mi Mejicanos
$1112
702 km or 436 mi Apopa
$1093
703 km or 437 mi Santa Tecla
$1153
713 km or 443 mi La Ceiba
$676
729 km or 453 mi El Progreso
$892