Mumbai vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$705
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1598
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$401
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$711
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$222
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
83
96
😀 Quality of life
67
78
🏙️ Population
15.4M
17.5M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 20% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7064th and 6334th ($705 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Mumbai compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Mumbai ranked 3rd best city to live in India vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4805th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mumbai Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.55
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$2.55
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$566
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.9
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.16%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6851
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3041
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.09
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.05
$4.58
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.05
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.07
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.88
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.7
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.3
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.1
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$121
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3820
$22402

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Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$487
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$363
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$399
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$267
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$517
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$350
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$273
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$278
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$705
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$382
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$349
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$309
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$290
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$291
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$285
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$303
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$374
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$333
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$463
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$396
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$398
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$476
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$375
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$324
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$422
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$330
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$442
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$355
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$251
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$407
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$328
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$297
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$382
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$361
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$303
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$305
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$310

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634