In Mumbai, the windows of new high-rise apartment blocks, old low-rise residential buildings and shantytown shacks portray the disparity in living conditions and incomes in the city.
Rents for a place to live range from more than $2,000 to less than $5 a month.
The cost for buying a 600 square feet (55 square meters) one-bedroom apartment in this building is around Rs 20,000 per square feet ($ 320) or Rs 12,000,000 ($ 192,000).
The rent for an apartment in the same building is around Rs 150,000 ($2,400) per month.
The cost for buying a residential apartment in Mumbai close to the city centre ranges from Rs 12,000 ($200) per square feet to Rs 112,552 ($1800) per square feet.
The cost for buying a 900 square feet (83.5 square meters) two-bedroom apartment in the building is around Rs 70,000 ($ 1,119) per square feet or Rs 63,000,000 ($ 1.07 million).
The cost for buying 450 square feet (41 square meters) one-room apartment in this building is around Rs Rs 15,555 ($250) per square feet or Rs 7,000,000 ($ 112,000).
The cost for buying a 240 square feet (22 square meters) one-bedroom apartment in this building is around Rs 8,333 ($ 135) per square feet or Rs 2,000,000 ($32,000). The rent for an apartment in the same building is around Rs 10,000 ($160) per month.
The rent for an apartment in the same building is around Rs 12,000 ($190) per month.
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