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Ubud vs. Mumbai Cost of Living Summary

Ubud is 26.4% more expensive than Mumbai.

Restaurants: pay 14.2% less in Ubud
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Ubud
Transportation: pay 1.3% less in Ubud
Housing: pay 10.5% more in Ubud
Childcare: pay 99.8% more in Ubud
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.7% less in Ubud
Clothing: pay 10.5% more in Ubud

The cost of groceries, childcare, housing, and clothing in Ubud are more expensive than in Mumbai. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Ubud. Notably, groceries and childcare are significantly more expensive in Ubud.

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Ubud vs. Mumbai Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.2% less for restaurants

	Mumbai	Ubud
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.17 ₹490.73	$2.79 IDR50,439.02	-45.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.13 ₹392.58	$3.07 IDR55,482.92	-25.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 ₹35.91	$1.30 IDR23,538.21	+244.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 ₹13.88	$0.41 IDR7,439.76	+182.0%
Average			-14.2%

Mumbai vs. Ubud - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Mumbai	Ubud
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 ₹48.68	$1.84 IDR33,289.75	+259.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.74 ₹259.73	$8.31 IDR150K	+203.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.71 ₹257.63	$5.50 IDR99,284.90	+102.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$0.97 ₹92.50	$2.22 IDR40,149.46	+128.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.65 ₹156.90	$1.69 IDR30,566.05	+2.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 ₹93.37	$1.55 IDR28,033.46	+57.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.32 ₹30.72	$0.68 IDR12,214.68	+109.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 ₹52.91	$1.00 IDR17,971.05	+78.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 ₹20.53	$0.56 IDR10,135.30	+159.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 ₹15.10	$0.66 IDR11,839.77	+312.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 ₹16.21	$0.96 IDR17,342.12	+462.8%
Average			+144.2%

Mumbai vs. Ubud - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.3% less for transportation

	Mumbai	Ubud
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 ₹399.95	$2.76 IDR49,852.48	-34.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.43 ₹515.27	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,890.72 ₹2M	$24,199.28 IDR437M	+52.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.80 ₹265.48	$3.14 IDR56,651.73	+12.2%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 10.5% more for housing

	Mumbai	Ubud
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.95 ₹849.79	$18.63 IDR336K	+108.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$605.75 ₹57,521.94	$544.82 IDR10M	-10.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$349.34 ₹33,173.26	$407.10 IDR7M	+16.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.42 ₹4,408.35	$62.40 IDR1M	+34.4%
Average			+10.5%

Mumbai vs. Ubud - Cost of housing

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pay 99.8% more for childcare

	Mumbai	Ubud
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$115.57 ₹10,974.94	$440.88 IDR8M	+281.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,976.16 ₹473K	$5,207.68 IDR94M	+4.7%
Average			+99.8%

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pay 4.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Mumbai	Ubud
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.58 ₹245.36	$2.24 IDR40,351.22	-13.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 ₹252.78	$2.00 IDR36,147.97	-24.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.96 ₹471.10	$2.12 IDR38,333.66	-57.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.16 ₹2,484.31	$51.69 IDR933K	+97.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.39 ₹417.12	$3.63 IDR65,570.73	-17.3%
Average			-4.7%

Mumbai vs. Ubud - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 10.5% more for clothing

	Mumbai	Ubud
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.06 ₹3,424.72	$43.44 IDR784K	+20.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.40 ₹3,741.03	$22.35 IDR404K	-43.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.04 ₹5,226.26	$76.00 IDR1M	+38.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$47.46 ₹4,506.96	$75.10 IDR1M	+58.2%
Average			+10.5%

Mumbai vs. Ubud - Cost of clothing

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