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Traverse City vs. Mumbai Cost of Living Summary

Traverse City is 3.1 times more expensive than Mumbai.

Restaurants: pay 4.3 times more in Traverse City
Groceries: pay 4.0 times more in Traverse City
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Traverse City
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Traverse City
Childcare: pay 4.5 times more in Traverse City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 96.8% more in Traverse City
Clothing: pay 55.7% more in Traverse City

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

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Traverse City vs. Mumbai Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Traverse City instead of Mumbai, you would:

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pay 4.3 times more for restaurants

	Mumbai	Traverse City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.17 ₹490.73	$21.60	+318.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.13 ₹392.58	$11.38	+175.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 ₹35.91	$2.51	+564.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 ₹13.88	$2.14	+1364.5%
Average			+328.7%

Mumbai vs. Traverse City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.0 times more for groceries

	Mumbai	Traverse City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 ₹48.68	$2.94	+473.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.74 ₹259.73	$9.55	+249.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.71 ₹257.63	$2.82	+4.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$0.97 ₹92.50	$2.79	+186.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.65 ₹156.90	$7.46	+351.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 ₹93.37	$3.03	+207.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.32 ₹30.72	$0.60	+85.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 ₹52.91	$1.75	+214.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 ₹20.53	$3.08	+1325.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 ₹15.10	$1.21	+663.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 ₹16.21	$1.45	+747.5%
Average			+302.2%

Mumbai vs. Traverse City - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Mumbai	Traverse City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 ₹399.95	$3.76	-10.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.43 ₹515.27	$30.00	+452.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,890.72 ₹2M	$35,866.37	+125.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.80 ₹265.48	??
Average			+101.9%

Mumbai vs. Traverse City - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Mumbai	Traverse City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.95 ₹849.79	$67.50	+654.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$605.75 ₹57,521.94	$1,983.33	+227.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$349.34 ₹33,173.26	$1,418.00	+305.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.42 ₹4,408.35	$90.12	+94.1%
Average			+244.0%

Mumbai vs. Traverse City - Cost of housing

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pay 4.5 times more for childcare

	Mumbai	Traverse City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$115.57 ₹10,974.94	$1,030.00	+791.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,976.16 ₹473K	$11,136.00	+123.8%
Average			+346.6%

Mumbai vs. Traverse City - Cost of childcare

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pay 96.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Mumbai	Traverse City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.58 ₹245.36	$5.00	+93.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 ₹252.78	$4.67	+75.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.96 ₹471.10	$6.00	+20.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.16 ₹2,484.31	$63.33	+142.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.39 ₹417.12	$9.50	+116.3%
Average			+96.8%

Mumbai vs. Traverse City - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 55.7% more for clothing

	Mumbai	Traverse City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.06 ₹3,424.72	$59.33	+64.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.40 ₹3,741.03	$41.67	+5.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.04 ₹5,226.26	$101.67	+84.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$47.46 ₹4,506.96	$86.67	+82.6%
Average			+55.7%

Mumbai vs. Traverse City - Cost of clothing

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