Mumbai vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$716
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1992
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$409
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$201
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.1
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$903
$1771
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
82
96
😀 Quality of life
69
80
🏙️ Population
15.4M
17.7M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 22% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6818th and 5950th ($716 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Mumbai ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 2865th and 545th 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
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.11
 Cappuccino
$2.61
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1749
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.5
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.78
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.09%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6631
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3058
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.59
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.97
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.28
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.1
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.62
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$107
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3007
$22267

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Cost of living

$349

$907

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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
$501
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$362
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$381
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$284
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$513
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$333
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$304
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$771
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$378
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$350
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$307
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$292
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$298
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$293
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$348
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$376
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$340
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$473
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$397
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$401
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$492
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$382
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$311
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$430
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$371
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$333
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$452
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$359
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$415
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$315
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$295
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$389
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$367
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$311
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$294
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$296

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609