Cost of living comparison
Mumbai is 67.5% cheaper than Paris.
- Restaurants
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pay 78.9% less in Mumbai
- Groceries
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pay 67.9% less in Mumbai
- Transportation
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pay 66.8% less in Mumbai
- Housing
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pay 67.6% less in Mumbai
- Childcare
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pay 84.7% less in Mumbai
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 52.5% less in Mumbai
- Clothing
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pay 54.3% less in Mumbai
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, housing, transportation, and clothing are lower in Mumbai.
If you lived in Mumbai instead of Paris, you would:
pay 78.9% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Mumbai
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.75
|
$4.74
₹406.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€11.00
|
$4.74
₹406.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.50
|
$0.49
₹42.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.53
|
$0.17
₹14.84
|
|
pay 67.9% less for groceries
Paris
|
Mumbai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.72
|
$0.54
₹46.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€9.61
|
$3.11
₹267.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€4.62
|
$3.00
₹257.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.15
|
$1.06
₹91.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€5.41
|
$1.89
₹161.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.35
|
$1.05
₹90.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.90
|
$0.35
₹30.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.28
|
$0.55
₹46.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.52
|
$0.28
₹24.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€0.94
|
$0.22
₹18.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.03
|
$0.23
₹19.51
|
|
pay 66.8% less for transportation
Paris
|
Mumbai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€6.55
|
$4.71
₹404.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€79.22
|
$4.15
₹356.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€27,965.25
|
$17,776.60
₹1,525,798.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€21.25
|
$3.08
₹264.47
|
|
pay 67.6% less for housing
Paris
|
Mumbai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€28.79
|
$8.97
₹769.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,169.68
|
$653.07
₹56,054.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€904.58
|
$367.93
₹31,580.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€161.15
|
$38.74
₹3,325.34
|
|
pay 84.7% less for childcare
Paris
|
Mumbai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€646.98
|
$103.16
₹8,854.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€13,638.79
|
$2,718.70
₹233,350.94
|
|
pay 52.5% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Mumbai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.42
|
$2.37
₹203.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€3.69
|
$2.71
₹232.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€11.46
|
$4.27
₹366.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€31.21
|
$28.14
₹2,415.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€11.92
|
$4.74
₹406.88
|
|
pay 54.3% less for clothing
Paris
|
Mumbai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€88.81
|
$30.00
₹2,574.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€39.84
|
$33.35
₹2,862.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€95.42
|
$61.08
₹5,242.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€127.45
|
$41.06
₹3,524.22
|
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