Mumbai vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1886
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$401
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$836
$949
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
82
70
😀 Quality of life
65
68
🏙️ Population
15.4M
12.7M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 31% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6763rd and 5170th ($706 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mumbai compared to 0.9 months in Suzhou. Mumbai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 4571st and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mumbai vs Suzhou

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Mumbai Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.62
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$4.6
 Cappuccino
$2.73
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1624
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.5
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.86%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8282
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.59
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.15
$4.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.56
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.5
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2517
$22097

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Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$482
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$391
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$315
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$510
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$377
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$400
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$301
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$809
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$345
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$379
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$352
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$359
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$296
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$345
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$359
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$399
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$361
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$497
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$431
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$376
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$508
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$396
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$353
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$433
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$385
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$358
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$505
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$361
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$339
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$342
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$375
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$377
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$390
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$323
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$360
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$325

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645