Mumbai vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Mumbai Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$625
$1379
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1637
$4064
🏠 One person rent
$334
$768
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$1746
🍽️ Food expenses
$186
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.6
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$622
$1510
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
81
100
😀 Quality of life
65
78
🏙️ Population
15.4M
24.9M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 55% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7432nd and 3152nd ($625 vs $1379) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Mumbai compared to 1.1 months in Shanghai. Mumbai ranked 3rd best city to live in India vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4403rd and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mumbai vs Shanghai

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Mumbai Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.61
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.2
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$6.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.7
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$1079
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$2636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$611
$1416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.63
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.95%
4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6074
$18451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2718
$10024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.74
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.84
$6.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$3.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.97
$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$21.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$19.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.27
$5.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$75.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$8.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$108
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.9
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.7
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.1
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.9
$1380
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3106
$27276

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Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$469
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$506
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$328
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$331
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$359
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$469
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$366
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$376
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$234
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$426
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$311
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$314
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$330
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$335
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$306
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$349
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$362
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$333
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$264
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$736
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$454
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$354
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$384
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$333
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$379
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$327
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$330
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$331
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$832
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$325
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$291
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$336
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$294
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$350
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$331
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$337
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$248
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$255
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$304

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$754
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$667
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$701
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$677
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$726
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$674
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$693
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$952
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$690
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$852
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$776
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$684
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$680
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$882
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$665
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$726
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$685
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$778
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$683
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$891
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$681
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$673
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$672
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$652
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$662
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$674
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$689
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$674
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$573
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$711
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$666
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$655
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$650
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$681
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$664
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$678
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$729
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$673
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$811