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Mumbai vs Tokyo: cost, safety and weather compared (2026)

Every figure below comes from the same datasets for both cities, so the two columns are comparable.

Mumbai and Tokyo compared on cost, safety, weather and size
MumbaiIndiaTokyoJapan
Daily cost, per personestimate
Budget$25$75
Mid-range$60$175
Luxury$130$380
Price level0.23× US (2025)0.65× US (2025)
US advisoryLevel 2Level 1
Best monthsJan, Feb, Mar and NovMay, Jun and Oct
Annual rain2,412 mm1,470 mm
Average high31.4 °C21.3 °C
Population12.7M9.7M
Time zoneAsia/KolkataAsia/Tokyo

The short answer

Mumbai is about 66 % cheaper per day than Tokyo, $60 against $175 (mid-range estimate). Tokyo has the lower US advisory level (1 vs 2). In September, the daily average is 27 °C in Mumbai and 27 °C in Tokyo.

Keep reading

City overviews

  • Mumbai overview
  • Tokyo overview

Cost and safety in detail

  • Mumbai trip cost
  • Is Mumbai safe?
  • Tokyo trip cost
  • Is Tokyo safe?

Where they rank

  • Cheapest cities in Asia
  • Safest cities in Asia

Countries

  • All cities in India
  • All cities in Japan

Sources

  • GeoNames city database — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 14, 2026
  • Open-Meteo climate archive — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 21, 2026
  • World Bank price level and exchange rate — CC BY 4.0, data year 2025
  • US State Department travel advisories — public domain, fetched September 21, 2026

Dates are the most recent fetch across the cities on this page. Every sentence here is generated from the data by rule, with no AI writing; the formulas are public.