Mumbai vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$733
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1644
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$431
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$754
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.1
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
83
5
😀 Quality of life
67
45
🏙️ Population
15.4M
115K

The cost of living in Mumbai is 78% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7076th and 8957th ($733 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 0.3 months in Mumbai compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Mumbai ranked 3rd best city to live in India vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 4887th and 7238th 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
$5.57
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.42
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.58
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.59
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.53%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6877
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2712
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.84
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.99
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.01
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.83
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.73
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.7
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.39
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.3
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.6
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4412
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$475
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$355
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$379
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$294
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$502
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$268
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$693
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$362
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$344
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$303
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$282
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$287
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$282
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$302
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$382
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$319
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$428
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$385
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$388
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$441
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$373
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$310
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$397
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$324
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$437
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$349
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$401
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$321
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$286
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$378
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$355
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$297
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$301
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$301

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285