Mumbai vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1886
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$401
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$836
$1455
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
82
100
😀 Quality of life
65
78
🏙️ Population
15.4M
24.9M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 41% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6763rd and 4461st ($706 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mumbai compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Mumbai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4571st and 558th 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
$4.62
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1624
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.5
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.86%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8282
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.59
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.15
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.56
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.5
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2517
$28143

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Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$482
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$391
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$315
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$510
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$377
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$400
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$301
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$809
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$345
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$379
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$352
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$359
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$296
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$345
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$359
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$399
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$361
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$497
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$431
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$376
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$508
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$396
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$353
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$433
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$385
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$358
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$505
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$361
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$339
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$342
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$375
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$377
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$390
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$323
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$360
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$325

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740