Mumbai vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mumbai	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1644	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$431	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$754	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.1	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$255	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	83	99
😀 Quality of life	67	98
🏙️ Population	15.4M	5.45M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 74% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7076th and 348th ($733 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 0.3 months in Mumbai compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Mumbai ranked 3rd best city to live in India vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 4887th 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	$5.57	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.42	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.58	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$585	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.9	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.4	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.53%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6877	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2712	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.84	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.99	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.01	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.83	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.73	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.89	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.7	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.39	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.62	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$133	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4412	$21946

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Cities near Mumbai

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Navi Mumbai	$504
27 km or 17 mi	Thane	$475
44 km or 28 mi	Bhiwandi	$355
46 km or 28 mi	Kalyan	$379
56 km or 35 mi	Vasai	$294
119 km or 74 mi	Pune	$502
152 km or 94 mi	Nashik	$346
187 km or 116 mi	Satara	$268
221 km or 137 mi	Navsari	$286
245 km or 152 mi	Surat	$693
252 km or 156 mi	Malegaon	$362
280 km or 174 mi	Aurangabad	$344
292 km or 182 mi	Kolhapur	$303
297 km or 184 mi	Sangli	$282
306 km or 190 mi	Ichalkaranji	$296
320 km or 199 mi	Bhavnagar	$287
355 km or 221 mi	Solapur	$282
365 km or 227 mi	Jalgaon	$302
373 km or 232 mi	Vadodara	$382
387 km or 240 mi	Bijapur	$319
387 km or 241 mi	Belgaum	$428
400 km or 249 mi	Latur	$385
402 km or 250 mi	Panjim	$388
409 km or 254 mi	Mormugao	$441
415 km or 258 mi	Nadiad	$373
427 km or 265 mi	Rajkot	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Margao	$397
432 km or 268 mi	Godhra	$366
449 km or 279 mi	Porbandar	$324
453 km or 281 mi	Ahmedabad	$437
457 km or 284 mi	Hubli	$349
460 km or 286 mi	Gulbarga	$254
473 km or 294 mi	Gandhinagar	$401
473 km or 294 mi	Nanded	$321
478 km or 297 mi	Akola	$286
517 km or 321 mi	Mehsana	$378
522 km or 324 mi	Indore	$355
536 km or 333 mi	Ratlam	$297
555 km or 345 mi	Nizamabad	$301
558 km or 347 mi	Amravati	$301

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864