Mumbai vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mumbai	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1979	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$392	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$1047	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.8	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$910	$4399
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	82	99
😀 Quality of life	64	99
🏙️ Population	15.4M	4.84M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 74% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6838th and 312th ($716 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in India and Australia, respectively. Check India vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Mumbai compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Mumbai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 4476th and 4th 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	$4.6	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$538	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1611	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$817	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.63	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.89%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7369	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3505	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.39	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.16	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.2	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.31	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.7	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.83	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.4	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.5	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2724	$18951

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Cities near Mumbai

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
27 km or 17 mi	Thane	$484
44 km or 28 mi	Bhiwandi	$368
46 km or 28 mi	Kalyan	$396
56 km or 35 mi	Vasai	$288
119 km or 74 mi	Pune	$519
152 km or 94 mi	Nashik	$346
187 km or 116 mi	Satara	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Navsari	$284
245 km or 152 mi	Surat	$785
252 km or 156 mi	Malegaon	$394
280 km or 174 mi	Aurangabad	$406
292 km or 182 mi	Kolhapur	$332
297 km or 184 mi	Sangli	$310
306 km or 190 mi	Ichalkaranji	$321
320 km or 199 mi	Bhavnagar	$297
355 km or 221 mi	Solapur	$294
365 km or 227 mi	Jalgaon	$357
373 km or 232 mi	Vadodara	$406
387 km or 240 mi	Bijapur	$348
387 km or 241 mi	Belgaum	$491
400 km or 249 mi	Latur	$409
402 km or 250 mi	Panjim	$402
409 km or 254 mi	Mormugao	$488
415 km or 258 mi	Nadiad	$399
427 km or 265 mi	Rajkot	$326
428 km or 266 mi	Margao	$429
432 km or 268 mi	Godhra	$391
449 km or 279 mi	Porbandar	$344
453 km or 281 mi	Ahmedabad	$471
457 km or 284 mi	Hubli	$357
460 km or 286 mi	Gulbarga	$254
473 km or 294 mi	Gandhinagar	$424
473 km or 294 mi	Nanded	$335
478 km or 297 mi	Akola	$304
517 km or 321 mi	Mehsana	$402
522 km or 324 mi	Indore	$379
536 km or 333 mi	Ratlam	$327
555 km or 345 mi	Nizamabad	$364
558 km or 347 mi	Amravati	$283

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754