Cost of living comparison
Mumbai is 12.7% cheaper than Russia.
If you lived in Mumbai instead of Russia, you would:
pay 37.8% less for restaurants
Russia
|
Mumbai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
$3.67
₹306.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
$4.28
₹357.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
$0.51
₹42.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
$0.21
₹17.22
|
|
pay 21.0% less for groceries
Russia
|
Mumbai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
$0.50
₹41.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
$2.81
₹234.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
$2.78
₹232.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
$0.96
₹80.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
$1.65
₹137.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
$0.98
₹82.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
$0.29
₹24.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
$0.58
₹48.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
$0.23
₹18.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
$0.19
₹15.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
$0.20
₹16.84
|
|
pay 8.7% less for transportation
Russia
|
Mumbai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
$4.96
₹414.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
$4.89
₹408.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
$12,218.89
₹1,020,847.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
$3.13
₹261.34
|
|
pay 27.4% more for housing
Russia
|
Mumbai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
$9.06
₹757.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
$548.96
₹45,863.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
$312.91
₹26,142.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
$33.82
₹2,825.32
|
|
pay 41.2% less for childcare
Russia
|
Mumbai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
$98.62
₹8,239.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
$3,420.89
₹285,804.31
|
|
pay 30.8% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Mumbai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
$2.44
₹204.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
$2.39
₹199.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
$4.28
₹357.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
$24.33
₹2,032.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
$3.67
₹306.25
|
|
pay 38.2% less for clothing
Russia
|
Mumbai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
$29.72
₹2,482.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
$30.45
₹2,544.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
$54.85
₹4,582.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
$45.60
₹3,809.50
|
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