Mumbai vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mumbai	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1979	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$392	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$1047	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.8	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$910	$6972
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	82	87
😀 Quality of life	64	93
🏙️ Population	15.4M	1.01M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 81% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6838th and 13th ($716 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in India and the United States, respectively. Check India vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Mumbai compared to 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Mumbai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 4476th and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mumbai vs San Jose, United States

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	Mumbai	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.6	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$538	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1611	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$817	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.63	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.89%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7369	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3505	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.39	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.16	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.2	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.31	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.7	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.83	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.4	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.5	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2724	$23974

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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	$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, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146