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Mumbai

General Information

Mumbai, also known as Bombay, is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore). Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, which is among the most populous metropolitan areas in the world with a population of over 23 million. Mumbai lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2008, Mumbai was named a alpha world city. Mumbai has the highest number of billionaires out of any city in Asia.

Population: 20 million (metro area approx)
Area: 603 km²
Coordinates: Latitude: 19.076110839844, Longitude: 72.877502441406

Living Expenses

Rent 1 Bedroom (City Center): ₹25,000 - ₹50,000
Rent 1 Bedroom (Outside Center): ₹12,000 - ₹25,000
Groceries per Person/Month: ₹5,000 - ₹12,000
Utilities (Monthly): ₹2,500 - ₹6,000
Internet (Monthly): ₹700 - ₹1,500
Dining Out (Cheap Meal): ₹150 - ₹500

Transportation

Local Train Monthly Pass: ₹1,500 - ₹3,000
Bus Ticket: ₹20 - ₹50
Taxi Start Price: ₹80 - ₹150
Auto Rickshaw Start Price: ₹40 - ₹100

Average Salaries by Profession

Average Net Salary: ₹35,000 - ₹75,000
Software Engineer: ₹50,000 - ₹150,000
IT Support / Technician: ₹25,000 - ₹50,000
Teacher: ₹20,000 - ₹60,000
Doctor / Physician: ₹80,000 - ₹250,000
Nurse: ₹25,000 - ₹60,000
Civil Engineer: ₹40,000 - ₹100,000
Architect: ₹50,000 - ₹120,000
Accountant: ₹30,000 - ₹70,000
Bank Employee: ₹30,000 - ₹80,000
Police Officer: ₹25,000 - ₹70,000
Lawyer: ₹60,000 - ₹200,000
Restaurant Manager: ₹25,000 - ₹60,000
Waiter / Waitress: ₹10,000 - ₹25,000
Retail Cashier: ₹12,000 - ₹28,000
Construction Worker: ₹15,000 - ₹40,000
Driver: ₹12,000 - ₹35,000
Security Guard: ₹10,000 - ₹25,000
Graphic Designer: ₹20,000 - ₹60,000
Digital Marketer: ₹25,000 - ₹70,000
Hotel Receptionist: ₹15,000 - ₹35,000

Family Costs (Family of 4)

Rent 3 Bedroom: ₹60,000 - ₹150,000
Groceries (Family of 4): ₹20,000 - ₹40,000
Utilities (Monthly): ₹5,000 - ₹12,000
Internet: ₹1,500 - ₹3,000
Transportation: ₹5,000 - ₹10,000

Top Attractions

Gateway of India
Marine Drive
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
Elephanta Caves
Sanjay Gandhi National Park
Colaba Causeway

Major Events

Mumbai Film Festival
Ganesh Chaturthi Festival
Kala Ghoda Arts Festival
Mumbai Marathon
Diwali Celebrations

Source: https://tomumbai.com

Mumbai Travel Videos – 4K Walking Tours & Real Street Life

🇮🇳 Mumbai Travel Videos

Real 4K walking tours & authentic city life

1. Evening Walk at Marine Drive, Mumbai

Enjoy a relaxed evening walk along Marine Drive, one of Mumbai’s most iconic seaside promenades.

2. Colaba Causeway – Gateway of India Walking Tour

Walk through Colaba Causeway and the Gateway of India area for busy streets, shops, and classic South Mumbai energy.

3. Walking Tour: Colaba to Gateway of India

Explore a calm and detailed walking route through South Mumbai, passing one of the city’s most famous landmarks.

4. Mumbai Walking Tour: Crawford Market 2025

See the energy of Crawford Market and nearby shopping streets, with everyday market life and local movement.

5. Nightlife in Mumbai – Marine Drive, Gateway of India & Colaba Market

Experience Mumbai after dark with a long night walk covering Marine Drive, Gateway of India, and Colaba Market.

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Mumbai News

Latest News from Mumbai

Who is Suryanarayana Doolla? IIT Bombay professor in focus in student suicide case

IIT Bombay's Suryanarayana Doolla was invigilating the exam in which the student, who died by suicide, was allegedly caught cheating using phone.

Published: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:46:47 +0530

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/feeds/rss/cities/mumbai-news/rssfeed.xml

Doomed BMW was 'speeding at 120kmph', Mumbai coastal road has 80kmph speed limit

The Mumbai coastal road has a speed limit of 80kmph on its main carriageway. The limit further drops to 60 kmph and to 40 kmph on other points of the road.

Published: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 11:31:52 +0530

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/feeds/rss/cities/mumbai-news/rssfeed.xml

171 IIT students died unnatural deaths in 20 years, 82% suicides on campus: IIT alumnus' report

The data has been compiled by Dheeraj Singh, an IIT Kanpur alumnus and founder of a platform supporting students from SC/ST category.

Published: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:55:41 +0530

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/feeds/rss/cities/mumbai-news/rssfeed.xml

Day after man's death, falling cement block from Mumbai Metro site leaves 23-year-old critical

The mishap occurred just a day after a 54-year-old man was killed by a falling iron barricade at a Metro 4 construction site in Vikhroli West.

Published: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:03:20 +0530

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/feeds/rss/cities/mumbai-news/rssfeed.xml

Heading to work, IndiGo flight attendant's cab crashes on Mumbai's Western Express Highway

According to police, the victim, Kainoor Mistry, had finished her shift and was returning home in a Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire arranged to ferry IndiGo employees

Published: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:03:10 +0530

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/feeds/rss/cities/mumbai-news/rssfeed.xml

When Shinde outdid his BJP colleagues

Shinde, however, flew to Ahmedabad to attend the launch of the “Seva Sankalp Abhiyan” at Vadnagar, to mark the Prime Minister’s birthday in the presence of Union home minister Amit Shah and Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel. Speaking at the programme, Shinde said, “Modi’s achievement should be compared with the height of the Himalayas and the depth of the Arabian Sea

Published: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:03:00 +0530

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/feeds/rss/cities/mumbai-news/rssfeed.xml

26-year-old electrocuted in Ulhasnagar after coming in contact with CCTV pole

The incident occurred near Ganesh Ganga Apartment in the OT area of Ulhasnagar, while the family was returning home after attending a religious festival at the Chalia Temple

Published: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:02:20 +0530

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/feeds/rss/cities/mumbai-news/rssfeed.xml

2 dead, 6 injured after suffering electric shocks in Mumbai's Lalbaug Ganesh pandal

BEST officials inspected the site and found that a temporary electricity meter, numbered M217392, in the name of the mandal had been installed improperly.

Published: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:02:10 +0530

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/feeds/rss/cities/mumbai-news/rssfeed.xml

BMC demolition drive for slum structures taller than 14 feet faces pushback, legal notice sent by residents

Samajwadi Party MLA Rais Shaikh said that the BMC’s move to crack down on such slum structures has put the future of around 34,000 residents at stake.

Published: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:02:00 +0530

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/feeds/rss/cities/mumbai-news/rssfeed.xml

Man nabbed in Mumbai's Ulhasnagar for possessing Indian, Pakistani passports

According to the police, Sayyed was issued an Indian passport in 2009, after which he allegedly travelled to Pakistan and obtained a passport there as well.

Published: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:01:20 +0530

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/feeds/rss/cities/mumbai-news/rssfeed.xml

With water stock in Marathwada at 46%, tanker deployments double in 2 weeks

Prolonged dry spells during the monsoon have hit Marathwada the hardest, with rainfall received till September 20 at just 71% of the seasonal average compared to 85% across the state

Published: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:01:10 +0530

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/feeds/rss/cities/mumbai-news/rssfeed.xml

19-year-old electrocuted in Jogeshwari immersion pond

Rohit Bhim Singh Rathod was inside the Lokmanya Tilak Ganesh Visarjan Talav when he was electrocuted at around 12.40am. He suffered serious burn injuries and was declared dead on arrival at the Hinduhridaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Trauma Care Hospital

Published: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:00:30 +0530

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/feeds/rss/cities/mumbai-news/rssfeed.xml

IIT Bombay director's resignation among 18 demands set by students; board to hear pleas

The developments came after three days of sustained protests on the IIT-B’s Powai campus following the suicide of a second-year BTech student.

Published: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:00:20 +0530

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/feeds/rss/cities/mumbai-news/rssfeed.xml

BEST bus collides with private bus below Metro 4 site in Mumbai's Mulund; 1 injured

This was the year’s sixth accident at a Metro 4 construction site, and the fifth accident involving the BEST bus operator.

Published: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:00:10 +0530

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/feeds/rss/cities/mumbai-news/rssfeed.xml

Former Union Bank CMD Arun Tiwari gets bail in ₹50-crore bank fraud case

Mumbai: A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Saturday granted bail to former Union Bank of India chairman and managing director Arun Tiwari in a ₹50-crore bank fraud case

Published: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 07:59:30 +0530

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/feeds/rss/cities/mumbai-news/rssfeed.xml

Flyovers at Mankhurd to require diversion of 1.62 hectares of mangroves

MUMBAI: The green cover that greets motorists on the Mankhurd stretch while travelling towards Navi Mumbai could soon give way to the flyover project, with the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) seeking to divert 1

Published: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 07:59:20 +0530

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/feeds/rss/cities/mumbai-news/rssfeed.xml

Bandra Fair loses traditional sheen as high stall costs, online allotment push out traditional vendors

The fair, one of Mumbai’s oldest, is believed to be more than 300 years old. The event has traditionally drawn visitors of different faiths, with older estimates putting its footfall at around more than 100,000 visitors a day

Published: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 07:58:30 +0530

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/feeds/rss/cities/mumbai-news/rssfeed.xml

HC restrains Prakash Mehra’s daughter-in-law, grandson from dealing with rights in 11 films

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court has restrained filmmaker Prakash Mehra’s daughter-in-law Rashi Mehra and grandson Adai Mehra from transferring, alienating or creating third-party rights in 11 films produced by the late filmmaker, including Amitabh Bachchan-starrer hits such as Zanjeer, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar and Sharabi

Published: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 07:56:20 +0530

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/feeds/rss/cities/mumbai-news/rssfeed.xml

BMC cannot blame architects for air pollution lapses: Council

MUMBAI: Architects are objecting to the BMC’s decision to hold them and licenced surveyors responsible for air pollution lapses at construction sites

Published: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 07:52:30 +0530

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/feeds/rss/cities/mumbai-news/rssfeed.xml

3 students killed, 1 critical as BMW plunges 75 feet from coastal road after night out

Tardeo Police said the car appeared to have been travelling at 120kmph, way over the coastal road’s 80kmph speed limit for the main carriageway.

Published: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:49:28 +0530

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/feeds/rss/cities/mumbai-news/rssfeed.xml

BMW flies off bridge, flips mid-air; terrifying Mumbai crash captured on CCTV

Three people were killed after a speeding BMW crashed on the Mumbai Coastal Road. Horrific visuals of the crash have surfaced.

Published: Sun, 20 Sep 2026 13:15:43 +0530

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/feeds/rss/cities/mumbai-news/rssfeed.xml

Navy pilot charge-sheeted in ferry crash that killed 15

The charge sheet was filed after police in the Esplanade court received a report from the Original Equipment Manufacture stating that the naval craft was found to be technically sound and the incident was likely caused by human error, negligence and speeding

Published: Sun, 20 Sep 2026 07:58:10 +0530

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/feeds/rss/cities/mumbai-news/rssfeed.xml

Dry fruits at Maharashtra drought meeting spark row

The opposition criticised the politicians as “insensitive” for eating costly dry fruits while farmers face severe distress

Published: Sun, 20 Sep 2026 07:57:30 +0530

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/feeds/rss/cities/mumbai-news/rssfeed.xml

RBI orders removal of Maharashtra minister from Latur bank board over tenure limit

The action follows a complaint alleging that Patil and seven other directors had exceeded the permissible tenure under the Banking Regulation Act

Published: Sun, 20 Sep 2026 07:57:10 +0530

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/feeds/rss/cities/mumbai-news/rssfeed.xml

Seven-hour standoff at Mumbai hospital ends with crime branch probe into IIT-B suicide

At Rajawadi Hospital in Ghatkopar, the boy’s parents refused to claim their son’s body until arrests were made.

Published: Sun, 20 Sep 2026 07:57:00 +0530

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/feeds/rss/cities/mumbai-news/rssfeed.xml

Maharashtra orders early water-scarcity planning, makes tankers last resort

Under the schedule laid down by the government, action plans for October-December 2026 must be submitted by November 15, those for January-March 2027 by December 20, and plans covering April-June 2027 by January 20

Published: Sun, 20 Sep 2026 07:56:30 +0530

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/feeds/rss/cities/mumbai-news/rssfeed.xml

Drama at Matoshree as Salian serves defamation notice on Aaditya

Police presence was beefed up and a large media contingent waited as Disha’s father Satish Salian pulled up along with his legal team led by Nilesh Ojha at 4:00pm, to serve Aaditya the defamation notice

Published: Sun, 20 Sep 2026 07:56:10 +0530

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/feeds/rss/cities/mumbai-news/rssfeed.xml

HC asks 2 society members to hand over flats, says redevelopment cannot be stalled indefinitely

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court last week directed two members of a housing society who were holding up its redevelopment to hand over possession of their vacant flats to the developer within a week, observing that society members cannot indefinitely stall redevelopment by failing to come forward to execute individual permanent alternative accommodation agreements (PAAAs) with the developer

Published: Sun, 20 Sep 2026 07:54:10 +0530

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/feeds/rss/cities/mumbai-news/rssfeed.xml

Mumbai Police pressured venue to cancel Umar Khalid documentary screening, organisers allege

Organisers expressed worry about police surveillance of their communications and the impact on political events in Mumbai, citing infringement on their rights.

Published: Sun, 20 Sep 2026 07:54:00 +0530

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/feeds/rss/cities/mumbai-news/rssfeed.xml

Mumbai Metro Line 4 construction claims another life; 4th death since February

This marks the fourth fatal incident linked to Metro Line 4 construction, prompting police to file an FIR against officials for negligence.

Published: Sun, 20 Sep 2026 07:53:00 +0530

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/feeds/rss/cities/mumbai-news/rssfeed.xml

Mumbai Police search pro-Palestine activists’ homes over Bandra kite event; group alleges intimidation

Activists alleged intimidation and violation of rights, asserting the gathering was part of a global solidarity campaign.

Published: Sun, 20 Sep 2026 07:52:10 +0530

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/feeds/rss/cities/mumbai-news/rssfeed.xml

From cultivation to sale, Maha targets entire drug supply chain

In a first, the government has moved beyond a conventional police-led crackdown by assigning specific anti-narcotics responsibilities to nearly a dozen departments under a common “Whole-of-Government Approach”

Published: Sun, 20 Sep 2026 07:48:00 +0530

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/feeds/rss/cities/mumbai-news/rssfeed.xml

200-kg iron piece falls from 13th floor onto Mumbai's Kanjurmarg police station

The metal object struck a tree and the station roof before landing on the ground, prompting police to book the contractor and three safety personnel.

Published: Sun, 20 Sep 2026 07:47:30 +0530

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/feeds/rss/cities/mumbai-news/rssfeed.xml

HC quashes registration of separate society for 2 wings of a Prabhadevi bldg

Justice Sandeep Marne on Friday quashed the Deputy Registrar’s February 20, 2025 order registering Atharva CHS for Wings A and B of the four-wing Swa-Griha CHS building, Prabhdevi

Published: Sun, 20 Sep 2026 07:47:20 +0530

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/feeds/rss/cities/mumbai-news/rssfeed.xml

IIT-B students seek task force, director’s resignation

MUMBAI: Students at IIT-Bombay have handed over a 12-point list of demands to the institute’s administration, seeking the resignation of the institute’s director and other senior officials as well as a task force to address student suicides at the country’s most elite engineering institution

Published: Sun, 20 Sep 2026 07:46:30 +0530

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/feeds/rss/cities/mumbai-news/rssfeed.xml

After bacteria found at 8 Maharashtra stations, PAC summons railway officials

The CAG audit found that 458 of 512 railway stations examined across India lacked at least one prescribed Minimum Essential Amenity.

Published: Sun, 20 Sep 2026 07:43:00 +0530

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/feeds/rss/cities/mumbai-news/rssfeed.xml

3,000 objections later, BMC considers shifting proposed road out of Powai forest

The civic body has asked its Development Plan department to examine whether the 13.4-metre road can be rerouted through an adjoining private plot.

Published: Sun, 20 Sep 2026 07:41:30 +0530

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/feeds/rss/cities/mumbai-news/rssfeed.xml

'Caste discrimination, pressure': Parents of IIT Bombay student who died by suicide after ChatGPT row

The police cited parents as saying that their son had earlier spoken to them about discrimination and difficulties he was facing on the campus.

Published: Sun, 20 Sep 2026 07:12:17 +0530

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/feeds/rss/cities/mumbai-news/rssfeed.xml

BMW that plunged off Mumbai's Coastal Road bridge had earlier hit couple, video viral - The Times of India

BMW that plunged off Mumbai's Coastal Road bridge had earlier hit couple, video viral The Times of India

Published: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:18:00 GMT