Mumbai vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$716
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$392
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$1047
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.8
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$910
$570
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
82
5
😀 Quality of life
64
50
🏙️ Population
15.4M
115K

The cost of living in Mumbai is 85% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6838th and 9013th ($716 vs $387) 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 1.5 months in Thimphu. Mumbai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 4476th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mumbai Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.6
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1611
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$817
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.63
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7369
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3505
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.39
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.16
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.2
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.4
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.5
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2724
$691

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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 Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284