Mumbai remains most expensive city in India, 78th in the world: Mercer

Besides Mumbai, which fell 18 notches from last year in the ranking, four other Indian cities featured on the list of most expensive cities globally

Mumbai remains the most expensive city for expatriates surveyed in India and among the top 20 in Asia, shows the Mercer 2021 Cost of Living City Ranking.
 

Of the 206 cities on the list, Mumbai ranks 78, down 18 spots from last year’s ranking. In all, five Indian cities feature on the list. After Mumbai, New Delhi is ranked 117, Chennai 158, Bengaluru 170 and Kolkata 181.
 

Interestingly, three of the five Indian cities have dropped in rankings this year. After Mumbai, which dropped from 60th to 78th, New Delhi dropped 16 places this year, Chennai was down 15 places.