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

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Mumbai San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$733
$3962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1644
$8268
🏠 One person rent
$431
$2809
🏘️ Family rent
$754
$4461
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$768
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.1
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$5742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
83
87
😀 Quality of life
67
91
🏙️ Population
15.4M
1.01M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 81% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7076th and 8th ($733 vs $3962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.3 months in Mumbai compared to 1.4 months in San Jose, United States. Mumbai ranked 3rd best city to live in India vs San Jose, United States ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 4887th and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mumbai San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.42
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.58
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$3015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$2454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$4507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$4037
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.59
$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.53%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6877
$9481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2712
$9796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.84
$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.99
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.01
$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$5.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$3.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.83
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.73
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.7
$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.39
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$150
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.3
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.6
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$1802
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4412
$23160

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$475
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$355
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$379
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$294
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$502
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$268
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$693
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$362
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$344
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$303
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$282
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$287
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$282
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$302
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$382
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$319
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$428
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$385
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$388
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$441
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$373
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$310
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$397
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$324
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$437
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$349
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$401
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$321
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$286
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$378
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$355
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$297
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$301
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$301

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2871
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3508
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3603
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3254
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3805
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3181
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3589
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3261
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3382
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3395
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3137
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3771
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3489
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3359
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3520
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3017
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3065
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3676
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3593
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3604
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2910
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3094
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3831
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2983
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3007
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3346
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2859
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3282
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3778
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3264
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3277
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2089
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3245
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3212