Mumbai vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1886
$6649
🏠 One person rent
$401
$1620
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$3006
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$559
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$836
$3743
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
82
99
😀 Quality of life
65
98
🏙️ Population
15.4M
4.84M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 74% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6763rd and 318th ($706 vs $2741) 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 1.2 months in Mumbai compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Mumbai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 4571st and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mumbai Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.62
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$6.69
 Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1624
$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.5
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.86%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8282
$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.59
$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.15
$29.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.56
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.5
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2517
$17934

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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 Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$1998
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2348
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1903
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1691
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1430
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1461
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1610
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1723
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1463
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2604
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1404
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1354
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1669
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1672
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1862
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1707
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2152
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2011
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1719
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1716
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1317
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1552
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1693
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1785
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1701
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1702
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2356
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1746
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1707
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1708
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2356
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1658
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1881
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1688
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1327
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1816