subject: Mumbai – Fifth Most Expensive City in the World [print this page] Who doesn't know about Mumbai, the seat of Bollywood as well as the financial and commercial capital city of India? This India's largest and busiest port city contributes majorly to the government's revenue. No wonder, the fifth most expensive city in the world, as confirmed by a survey, is Mumbai. One surprising feature about the landscape About Mumbai is that 40% of the city consists of reclaimed land from the sea. Teeming with people going busy round the clock, Mumbai attracts tourists from across the country and the world with its beaches, monuments, towering skyscrapers, slums (Asia's biggest slum is at Dharavi), commerce, and the city as a whole.
Mumbai is a city that never sleeps. While during the day you will find the locals busy in their hectic schedules with tourists fulfilling their sight seeing and shopping spree, during the night, nightlife in Mumbai comes to life. The clubs, bars, discotheques, etc. buzz with crowd till late hours at night. So it is no big deal if you find Onyx, Enigma, The Dome, Not Just Jazz by the Bay, Polyester, Indigo, Athena, Silk Route, Leopold, Caf Mondegar or any other clubs in full spirits. The aforementioned are the major centres of nightlife in Mumbai.
The city caters well to the taste buds of all. You will find whatever you want to have in the restaurants in Mumbai right from Chinese, North Indian to South Indian, West Indian, Oriental, continental and more besides all the snacks food, chaat, sweets and any food item that crops up in your mind. You can enjoy having food in the various restaurants in Mumbai such as Jamavar, Masala Kraft, Mahesh Lunch Home, Indigo, to name a few.
How can you leave without shopping in Mumbai? Right from Zaveri Bazar, Chor Bazar, Mutton Street, Crawford market, Mereweather Road, World Trade Centre, The Central Cottage Industries Emporium, Khadi Village Industries Emporium, Jammu and Kashmir Emporium, and more, you have varied choices for shopping in Mumbai. Do not forget to carry home a collection of antiques, jewellery, wooden articles, leatherware, etc., which are available at Chor Bazaar.
