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Thessaloniki vs. Mumbai Cost of Living Summary

Thessaloniki is 2.2 times more expensive than Mumbai.

Restaurants
pay 3.5 times more in Thessaloniki
Groceries
pay 3.0 times more in Thessaloniki
Transportation
pay 2.4 times more in Thessaloniki
Housing
pay 49.4% more in Thessaloniki
Childcare
pay 2.7 times more in Thessaloniki
Entertainment and Sports
pay 90.2% more in Thessaloniki
Clothing
pay 2.1 times more in Thessaloniki

The cost of restaurants, groceries, childcare, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Thessaloniki are more expensive than in Mumbai. Notably, restaurants, groceries, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Thessaloniki.

Thessaloniki vs. Mumbai Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Thessaloniki instead of Mumbai, you would:

pay 3.5 times more for restaurants

 
Mumbai
Thessaloniki
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.17
₹490.73
$16.80
€14.95
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.13
₹392.58
$11.20
€9.97
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.38
₹35.91
$2.94
€2.62

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

 
Mumbai
Thessaloniki
Bread
1 loaf
$0.51
₹48.68
$1.74
€1.55
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.74
₹259.73
$7.09
€6.31
Milk (1 gallon) $2.71
₹257.63
$6.57
€5.85

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

 
Mumbai
Thessaloniki
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.21
₹399.95
$8.75
€7.79
Monthly public transit pass $5.43
₹515.27
$17.92
€15.95
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $15,890.72
₹2M
$27,970.99
€24,895.19

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pay 49.4% more for housing

 
Mumbai
Thessaloniki
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$8.95
₹849.79
$30.47
€27.12
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $605.75
₹57,521.94
$627.05
€558.10
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $349.34
₹33,173.26
$492.02
€437.92

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

 
Mumbai
Thessaloniki
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $115.57
₹10,974.94
$476.59
€424.18
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,976.16
₹473K
$9,030.67
€8,037.62

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pay 90.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Mumbai
Thessaloniki
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.58
₹245.36
$5.60
€4.98
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.66
₹252.78
$4.21
€3.75
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.96
₹471.10
$5.60
€4.98

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

 
Mumbai
Thessaloniki
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$36.06
₹3,424.72
$96.78
€86.14
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.40
₹3,741.03
$45.46
€40.46
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$55.04
₹5,226.26
$121.17
€107.85

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