Mumbai vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1886
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$401
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$836
$436
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
82
5
😀 Quality of life
65
36
🏙️ Population
15.4M
79.2K

The cost of living in Mumbai is 56% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6763rd and 8761st ($706 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in India and Bhutan, respectively. Check India vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mumbai compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Mumbai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 4571st and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mumbai Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.62
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1624
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.5
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.86%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8282
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.59
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.15
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.56
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.5
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2517
$701

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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 Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288