Mumbai vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mumbai	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1992	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$409	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$1100	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.1	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$903	$550
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	82	5
😀 Quality of life	69	34
🏙️ Population	15.4M	115K

The cost of living in Mumbai is 69% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6818th and 8915th ($716 vs $422) 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 1.3 months in Mumbai compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Mumbai ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 2865th and 7592nd 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	$4.6	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.7	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.61	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1749	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$869	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.4	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.78	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6631	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3058	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.59	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.97	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.17	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.15	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.28	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.1	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.62	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.8	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.72	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$107	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3007	$666

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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	$501
44 km or 28 mi	Bhiwandi	$362
46 km or 28 mi	Kalyan	$381
56 km or 35 mi	Vasai	$284
119 km or 74 mi	Pune	$513
152 km or 94 mi	Nashik	$333
187 km or 116 mi	Satara	$304
221 km or 137 mi	Navsari	$286
245 km or 152 mi	Surat	$771
252 km or 156 mi	Malegaon	$378
280 km or 174 mi	Aurangabad	$350
292 km or 182 mi	Kolhapur	$307
297 km or 184 mi	Sangli	$292
306 km or 190 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304
320 km or 199 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
355 km or 221 mi	Solapur	$293
365 km or 227 mi	Jalgaon	$348
373 km or 232 mi	Vadodara	$376
387 km or 240 mi	Bijapur	$340
387 km or 241 mi	Belgaum	$473
400 km or 249 mi	Latur	$397
402 km or 250 mi	Panjim	$401
409 km or 254 mi	Mormugao	$492
415 km or 258 mi	Nadiad	$382
427 km or 265 mi	Rajkot	$311
428 km or 266 mi	Margao	$430
432 km or 268 mi	Godhra	$371
449 km or 279 mi	Porbandar	$333
453 km or 281 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
457 km or 284 mi	Hubli	$359
460 km or 286 mi	Gulbarga	$250
473 km or 294 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
473 km or 294 mi	Nanded	$315
478 km or 297 mi	Akola	$295
517 km or 321 mi	Mehsana	$389
522 km or 324 mi	Indore	$367
536 km or 333 mi	Ratlam	$311
555 km or 345 mi	Nizamabad	$294
558 km or 347 mi	Amravati	$296

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300