Mumbai vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mumbai	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1992	$1262
🏠 One person rent	$409	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$1100	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.1	$21.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$903	$397
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	82	1
😀 Quality of life	69	23
🏙️ Population	15.4M	63.4K

The cost of living in Mumbai is 39% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 6818th and 8525th ($716 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in India and Kiribati, respectively. Check India vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Mumbai compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Mumbai ranked 1st best city to live in India vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 2865th and 8757th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mumbai vs South Tarawa

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	Mumbai	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.6	$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.7	$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.61	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1749	$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$869	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$39.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.4	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.78	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	11.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6631	$1450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3058	$916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.59	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.97	$6.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$7.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.17	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.15	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.28	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.1	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.62	$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.8	$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.72	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58	$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$107	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3007	$3341

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Cities near Mumbai

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
27 km or 17 mi	Thane	$501
44 km or 28 mi	Bhiwandi	$362
46 km or 28 mi	Kalyan	$381
56 km or 35 mi	Vasai	$284
119 km or 74 mi	Pune	$513
152 km or 94 mi	Nashik	$333
187 km or 116 mi	Satara	$304
221 km or 137 mi	Navsari	$286
245 km or 152 mi	Surat	$771
252 km or 156 mi	Malegaon	$378
280 km or 174 mi	Aurangabad	$350
292 km or 182 mi	Kolhapur	$307
297 km or 184 mi	Sangli	$292
306 km or 190 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304
320 km or 199 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
355 km or 221 mi	Solapur	$293
365 km or 227 mi	Jalgaon	$348
373 km or 232 mi	Vadodara	$376
387 km or 240 mi	Bijapur	$340
387 km or 241 mi	Belgaum	$473
400 km or 249 mi	Latur	$397
402 km or 250 mi	Panjim	$401
409 km or 254 mi	Mormugao	$492
415 km or 258 mi	Nadiad	$382
427 km or 265 mi	Rajkot	$311
428 km or 266 mi	Margao	$430
432 km or 268 mi	Godhra	$371
449 km or 279 mi	Porbandar	$333
453 km or 281 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
457 km or 284 mi	Hubli	$359
460 km or 286 mi	Gulbarga	$250
473 km or 294 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
473 km or 294 mi	Nanded	$315
478 km or 297 mi	Akola	$295
517 km or 321 mi	Mehsana	$389
522 km or 324 mi	Indore	$367
536 km or 333 mi	Ratlam	$311
555 km or 345 mi	Nizamabad	$294
558 km or 347 mi	Amravati	$296

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1488
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1494
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$669
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$659
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1401
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1411
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$1946
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$660
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$977
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$810
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$808
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$644
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$647
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1604
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1604
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1652
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1002
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$531
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$547
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$513
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1427
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2909
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2648
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1335
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$420
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1478
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1667
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2735
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1683
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1748
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2620
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2016
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2562