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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mumbai	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1992	$3344
🏠 One person rent	$409	$606
🏘️ Family rent	$1100	$1094
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.1	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$903	$990
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	82	60
😀 Quality of life	69	66
🏙️ Population	15.4M	342K

The cost of living in Mumbai is 46% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 6818th and 4143rd ($716 vs $1324) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 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 2865th and 4085th 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	$4.6	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.7	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.61	$4.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1749	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$869	$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.4	$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.78	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6631	$2883
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3058	$1718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.59	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.97	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.17	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.15	$5.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.28	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.1	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.62	$9.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.8	$72.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.72	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$107	$601
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3007	$12527

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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 San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1296
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1269
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1024
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$801
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1225
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$932
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1710
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$839
246 km or 153 mi	David	$890
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$666
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$701
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$710
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$738
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$624
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$455
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$632
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1116
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$638
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1117
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1172
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$957
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1328
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1479
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1310
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1304
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1088
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1083
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$753
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$755
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1204
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1182
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1160
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$626
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$903