Mumbai vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$716
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$392
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1047
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.8
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$910
$1649
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
82
96
😀 Quality of life
64
79
🏙️ Population
15.4M
17.7M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 25% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6838th and 5948th ($716 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Mumbai compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Mumbai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4476th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mumbai vs Shenzhen

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Mumbai Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.6
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$2.86
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1611
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$817
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.63
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7369
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3505
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.39
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.16
$4.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.2
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.4
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.5
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2724
$24117

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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
$484
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$396
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$288
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$519
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$312
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$284
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$785
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$394
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$406
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$310
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$297
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$294
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$357
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$406
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$348
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$491
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$409
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$402
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$488
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$399
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$326
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$429
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$391
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$344
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$471
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$357
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$424
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$335
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$304
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$402
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$379
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$327
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$364
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$283

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618