Mumbai vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mumbai	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$2235
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1979	$4982
🏠 One person rent	$392	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$1047	$2429
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.8	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$910	$2869
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	82	17
😀 Quality of life	64	84
🏙️ Population	15.4M	216K

The cost of living in Mumbai is 68% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 6838th and 1293rd ($716 vs $2235) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in India and New Zealand, respectively. Check India vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Mumbai compared to 1.3 months in Wellington. Mumbai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 4476th and 353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mumbai vs Wellington

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	Mumbai	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.6	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$73.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$7.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$538	$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1611	$2525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$817	$2135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.63	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.89%	7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7369	$8089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3505	$7074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$2.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.39	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.16	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$7.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$5.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$4.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.2	$25.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.31	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.7	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.83	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.4	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.5	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2724	$13500

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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	$484
44 km or 28 mi	Bhiwandi	$368
46 km or 28 mi	Kalyan	$396
56 km or 35 mi	Vasai	$288
119 km or 74 mi	Pune	$519
152 km or 94 mi	Nashik	$346
187 km or 116 mi	Satara	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Navsari	$284
245 km or 152 mi	Surat	$785
252 km or 156 mi	Malegaon	$394
280 km or 174 mi	Aurangabad	$406
292 km or 182 mi	Kolhapur	$332
297 km or 184 mi	Sangli	$310
306 km or 190 mi	Ichalkaranji	$321
320 km or 199 mi	Bhavnagar	$297
355 km or 221 mi	Solapur	$294
365 km or 227 mi	Jalgaon	$357
373 km or 232 mi	Vadodara	$406
387 km or 240 mi	Bijapur	$348
387 km or 241 mi	Belgaum	$491
400 km or 249 mi	Latur	$409
402 km or 250 mi	Panjim	$402
409 km or 254 mi	Mormugao	$488
415 km or 258 mi	Nadiad	$399
427 km or 265 mi	Rajkot	$326
428 km or 266 mi	Margao	$429
432 km or 268 mi	Godhra	$391
449 km or 279 mi	Porbandar	$344
453 km or 281 mi	Ahmedabad	$471
457 km or 284 mi	Hubli	$357
460 km or 286 mi	Gulbarga	$254
473 km or 294 mi	Gandhinagar	$424
473 km or 294 mi	Nanded	$335
478 km or 297 mi	Akola	$304
517 km or 321 mi	Mehsana	$402
522 km or 324 mi	Indore	$379
536 km or 333 mi	Ratlam	$327
555 km or 345 mi	Nizamabad	$364
558 km or 347 mi	Amravati	$283

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1844
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1406
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1334
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1640
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1573
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1205
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1403
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1981
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1569
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1274
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1671
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1654
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1791
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1879
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1939
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1848
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2205
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1916
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1463
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1531
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1928
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1359
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1532
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2286
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2801
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1833
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2472
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1755
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1997
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1732
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2265
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1700