Mumbai vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mumbai	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1644	$5464
🏠 One person rent	$431	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$754	$2536
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.1	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$255	$4175
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	83	74
😀 Quality of life	67	88
🏙️ Population	15.4M	459K

The cost of living in Mumbai is 69% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 7076th and 1097th ($733 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 940th in India and the United States, respectively. Check India vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Mumbai compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Mumbai ranked 3rd best city to live in India vs Virginia Beach ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 4887th and 304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mumbai vs Virginia Beach

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	Mumbai	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.57	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.42	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.58	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$585	$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.9	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.4	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.53%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6877	$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2712	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.84	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.99	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.01	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.83	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.73	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.89	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.7	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.39	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.62	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.6	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$133	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4412	$15986

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Cities near Mumbai

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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2385
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2335
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2354
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2703
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2367
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2065
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2385
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2378
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2379
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1944
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2057
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2003
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2522
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1847
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2111
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2088
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2588
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1969
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2877
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2379
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2951
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2544
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3306
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3030
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2453
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2818
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2777
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2619
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3292
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2763