Mumbai vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$733
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1644
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$431
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$754
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.1
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
83
99
😀 Quality of life
67
75
🏙️ Population
15.4M
24.9M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 35% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7076th and 4971st ($733 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Mumbai compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Mumbai ranked 3rd best city to live in India vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4887th and 1655th 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
$5.57
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.42
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.58
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.59
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.53%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6877
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2712
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.84
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.99
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.01
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.83
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.73
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.7
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.39
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.3
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.6
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4412
$27781

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Cities near Mumbai

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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765