Mumbai vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1606
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$425
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$739
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.5
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$261
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
83
95
😀 Quality of life
68
76
🏙️ Population
15.4M
17.5M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 28% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7177th and 5618th ($717 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 Shenzhen. Mumbai ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4560th and 1163rd 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
$5.24
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$590
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1054
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.25
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.49%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6403
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2693
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.98
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.96
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.83
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.24
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.91
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.2
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4986
$21140

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648