Mumbai vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Mumbai Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$625
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1637
$2944
🏠 One person rent
$334
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$1080
🍽️ Food expenses
$186
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.6
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$622
$1640
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
81
95
😀 Quality of life
65
81
🏙️ Population
15.4M
17.5M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 42% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7432nd and 4544th ($625 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 9th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Mumbai compared to 1.5 months in Shenzhen. Mumbai ranked 3rd best city to live in India vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4403rd and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Mumbai Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.61
$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.2
$33.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.7
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$1552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$611
$850
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.63
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.95%
4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6074
$17933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2718
$8408
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.74
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.84
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$2.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.97
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.27
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.9
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.7
$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.1
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.9
$689
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3106
$25954

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Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$469
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$506
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$328
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$331
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$359
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$469
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$366
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$376
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$234
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$426
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$311
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$314
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$330
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$335
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$306
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$349
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$362
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$333
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$264
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$736
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$454
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$354
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$384
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$333
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$379
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$327
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$330
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$331
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$832
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$325
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$291
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$336
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$294
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$350
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$331
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$337
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$248
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$255
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$304

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2380
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2884
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$686
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$762
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1610
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$612
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$757
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$702
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$863
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$648
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$709
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$668
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$692
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$730
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$724
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$716
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$718
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$702
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$701
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$760
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$1049
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$732
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$661
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$721
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$656
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$700
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$689
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$516
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$788
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$775
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$717
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$658
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$689
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$744
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$697
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$831
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$597
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$812
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$749