Mumbai vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mumbai	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1992	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$409	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$1100	$1016
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.1	$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$903	$407
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	82	43
😀 Quality of life	69	56
🏙️ Population	15.4M	1.4M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 21% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 6818th and 6004th ($716 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in India and Mongolia, respectively. Check India vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Mumbai compared to 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Mumbai ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 2865th and 5778th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Mumbai	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.6	$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.7	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.61	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1749	$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$869	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.4	$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.78	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6631	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3058	$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.59	$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.97	$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.17	$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.15	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.28	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.1	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.62	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.8	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.72	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$107	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3007	$6410

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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 Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$879
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$616
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$770
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$624
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$651
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$612
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$979
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$660
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$648
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$563
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$620
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1339
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$651
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$639
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$616
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$470
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$781
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$703
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$603
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$624
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$588
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$549
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$600
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$566
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$563
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$592
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$469
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$550
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$469
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$623
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$458
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$555
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$403
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$711
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$532
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$586
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1016
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$426
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$598