Mumbai vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mumbai	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1606	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$425	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$739	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.5	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$261	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	83	99
😀 Quality of life	68	100
🏙️ Population	15.4M	5.45M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 75% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7177th and 370th ($717 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in India and Australia, respectively. Check India vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mumbai compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Mumbai ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 4560th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mumbai vs Sydney

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	Mumbai	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.24	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1054	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.25	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.49%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6403	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2693	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.98	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.78	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.96	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.34	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.41	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.83	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.24	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.91	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.2	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.8	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4986	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863