Mumbai vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$705
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1598
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$401
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$711
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$222
$544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
83
5
😀 Quality of life
67
42
🏙️ Population
15.4M
115K

The cost of living in Mumbai is 68% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7064th and 8940th ($705 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in India and Bhutan, respectively. Check India vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Mumbai compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Mumbai ranked 3rd best city to live in India vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 4805th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mumbai Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.55
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$566
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.9
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.16%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6851
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3041
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.09
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.05
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.05
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.07
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.88
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.7
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.3
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.1
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$121
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3820
$653

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$487
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$363
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$399
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$267
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$517
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$350
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$273
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$278
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$705
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$382
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$349
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$309
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$290
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$291
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$285
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$303
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$374
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$333
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$463
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$396
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$398
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$476
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$375
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$324
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$422
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$330
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$442
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$355
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$251
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$407
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$328
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$297
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$382
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$361
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$303
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$305
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$310

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289