Mumbai vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1606
$998
🏠 One person rent
$425
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$739
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.5
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$261
$351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
83
5
😀 Quality of life
68
43
🏙️ Population
15.4M
115K

The cost of living in Mumbai is 74% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7177th and 8941st ($717 vs $412) 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 0.4 months in Mumbai compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Mumbai ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 4560th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mumbai vs Thimphu

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Mumbai Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.24
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$590
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1054
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.25
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.49%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6403
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2693
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.98
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.96
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.83
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.24
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.91
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.2
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4986
$600

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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 Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274