Mumbai vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1606
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$425
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$739
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$261
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
83
99
😀 Quality of life
68
76
🏙️ Population
15.4M
24.9M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 37% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7177th and 4880th ($717 vs $1147) 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 0.4 months in Mumbai compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Mumbai ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 4560th and 1178th 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
$5.24
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$590
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1054
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.25
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.49%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6403
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2693
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.98
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.96
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.83
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.24
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.91
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.2
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4986
$27610

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Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$464
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$335
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$355
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$252
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$495
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$329
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$256
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$267
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$663
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$370
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$335
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$287
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$279
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$273
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$269
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$285
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$358
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$298
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$391
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$365
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$372
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$404
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$360
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$298
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$372
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$350
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$312
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$433
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$333
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$253
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$391
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$308
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$282
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$367
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$346
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$283
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$287
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$281

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789