Mumbai vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mumbai	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1992	$2687
🏠 One person rent	$409	$656
🏘️ Family rent	$1100	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.1	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$903	$418
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	82	42
😀 Quality of life	69	50
🏙️ Population	15.4M	316K

The cost of living in Mumbai is 41% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 6818th and 4469th ($716 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in India and El Salvador, respectively. Check India vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Mumbai compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Mumbai ranked 1st best city to live in India vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 2865th and 6219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mumbai vs San Salvador

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	Mumbai	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.6	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.7	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.61	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1749	$1236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$869	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.4	$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.78	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6631	$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3058	$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.59	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.97	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.17	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.15	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.28	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.1	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.62	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.8	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.72	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$107	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3007	$5642

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1182
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1160
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$698
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$884
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1083
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1088
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$936
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1070
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$653
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$753
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$897
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$916
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$897
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$819
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$903
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$719
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$638
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$886
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$755
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$881
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$632
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$598
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$626
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$455
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$632
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$738
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$624
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$878
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$710
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$973
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$701