Cost of living in Mumbai 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Mumbai, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
28.5
71% cheaper than New York
MumbaiUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 45,000 INR $540
1-bed apartment, outside centre 28,000 INR $336
3-bed apartment, centre 90,000 INR $1,080
Room in shared flat 18,000 INR $216
Buy price per m2 280,000 INR $3,360
Living cost excl. rent 30,000 INR $360
Typical net salary 90,000 INR $1,080
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.