We read owners' asking rents around eight area centres, from Bandra to Borivali, and matched live listings to the buildings in our book. Every number below has its date and its count. Where we hold no data, we say so.
The short answer
- A couple, 2 BHK: owners ask a median from ₹47,000 in Borivali West to ₹1,20,000 in Bandra West.
- The deposit owners ask for a 2 BHK is 3 to 3.5 months' rent at the median. No Maharashtra law caps it.
- On the day you move in, the deposit is the big number. It comes back at the end, on the terms in your agreement.
What owners ask, by area
Owners' asking rents on NoBroker around each area's centre, read 25 Oct 2026. Listings in brackets. Thin means fewer than three buildings behind a size, so no median is printed. An agreed rent can be lower.
1 RK thin (4 listings); 1 BHK thin (6 listings); 2 BHK ₹1,20,000 (18 listings); 3 BHK ₹2,00,000 (9 listings). Deposit asked 3 months.
1 RK thin (5 listings); 1 BHK ₹47,500 (12 listings); 2 BHK ₹1,10,000 (21 listings); 3 BHK ₹2,12,500 (8 listings). Deposit asked 3 months.
1 RK thin (6 listings); 1 BHK thin (7 listings); 2 BHK ₹75,000 (18 listings); 3 BHK ₹1,82,500 (10 listings). Deposit asked 3 to 5.5 months.
1 RK ₹22,000 (9 listings); 1 BHK ₹45,000 (13 listings); 2 BHK ₹85,000 (16 listings); 3 BHK ₹1,30,000 (11 listings). Deposit asked 3 to 4 months.
1 RK thin (7 listings); 1 BHK ₹50,000 (17 listings); 2 BHK ₹70,000 (24 listings); 3 BHK ₹1,30,000 (19 listings). Deposit asked 3 to 3.5 months.
1 RK ₹22,500 (8 listings); 1 BHK ₹48,000 (24 listings); 2 BHK ₹72,000 (51 listings); 3 BHK ₹1,30,000 (18 listings). Deposit asked 3 months.
1 RK ₹25,000 (8 listings); 1 BHK ₹35,000 (41 listings); 2 BHK ₹60,000 (56 listings); 3 BHK ₹77,000 (13 listings). Deposit asked 3 to 4 months.
1 RK thin (5 listings); 1 BHK ₹25,000 (20 listings); 2 BHK ₹47,000 (45 listings); 3 BHK ₹77,500 (16 listings). Deposit asked 3.5 months.
Live listings matched to a building
A second sample, read 14 to 24 Oct 2026: live listings we matched to a named building. Many are newer and larger homes, so this sample runs higher than the owners'. Thin means fewer than eight listings.
1 BHK ₹75,000 (15 listings, 14 buildings); 2 BHK ₹1,65,000 (86 listings, 42 buildings); 3 BHK ₹2,75,000 (48 listings, 32 buildings). 75 of 97 buildings with a live ask.
1 BHK ₹87,500 (6 listings, 3 buildings; thin); 2 BHK ₹1,42,500 (52 listings, 24 buildings); 3 BHK ₹2,52,500 (42 listings, 21 buildings). 47 of 75 buildings with a live ask.
1 BHK ₹95,000 (4 listings, 4 buildings; thin); 2 BHK ₹1,50,000 (65 listings, 24 buildings); 3 BHK ₹2,47,500 (66 listings, 26 buildings). 43 of 127 buildings with a live ask.
1 BHK ₹80,000 (5 listings, 4 buildings; thin); 2 BHK ₹95,000 (12 listings, 9 buildings); 3 BHK ₹1,60,000 (1 listing, 1 building; thin). 13 of 92 buildings with a live ask.
1 BHK ₹60,000 (56 listings, 15 buildings); 2 BHK ₹85,000 (210 listings, 38 buildings); 3 BHK ₹2,40,000 (87 listings, 27 buildings). 61 of 128 buildings with a live ask.
1 BHK ₹40,000 (183 listings, 33 buildings); 2 BHK ₹65,000 (153 listings, 39 buildings); 3 BHK ₹1,25,000 (42 listings, 14 buildings). 60 of 275 buildings with a live ask.
1 BHK ₹42,000 (78 listings, 24 buildings); 2 BHK ₹62,000 (176 listings, 49 buildings); 3 BHK ₹80,000 (128 listings, 29 buildings). 63 of 302 buildings with a live ask.
1 BHK ₹33,500 (72 listings, 37 buildings); 2 BHK ₹54,000 (114 listings, 57 buildings); 3 BHK ₹80,000 (59 listings, 33 buildings). 97 of 527 buildings with a live ask.
The trip to work, from each area
Door to door, our estimates: slow trains on published timetables, 4 minutes to board, 8 per change, walks at 5 km an hour. The median building with an exact position in each area. Rough means fewer than half its buildings have an exact position. A fast train beats this.
BKC 24 min, Lower Parel 38 min, Nariman Point 53 min, Andheri East MIDC 39 min, Powai 52 min. 86 of 97 buildings placed exactly.
BKC 22 min, Lower Parel 39 min, Nariman Point 57 min, Andheri East MIDC 38 min, Powai 49 min. 74 of 75 buildings placed exactly.
BKC 22 min, Lower Parel 42 min, Nariman Point 59 min, Andheri East MIDC 33 min, Powai 47 min. 38 of 127 buildings placed exactly.
BKC 35 min, Lower Parel 46 min, Nariman Point 63 min, Andheri East MIDC 19 min, Powai 43 min. 26 of 92 buildings placed exactly.
BKC 41 min, Lower Parel 50 min, Nariman Point 71 min, Andheri East MIDC 18 min, Powai 42 min. 46 of 128 buildings placed exactly.
BKC 46 min, Lower Parel 55 min, Nariman Point 70 min, Andheri East MIDC 37 min, Powai 12 min. 24 of 275 buildings placed exactly.
BKC 55 min, Lower Parel 64 min, Nariman Point 85 min, Andheri East MIDC 40 min, Powai 66 min. 87 of 302 buildings placed exactly.
BKC 63 min, Lower Parel 72 min, Nariman Point 93 min, Andheri East MIDC 48 min, Powai 74 min. 96 of 527 buildings placed exactly.
The trade in one line: each step north on the Western line from Bandra saves rent and costs time.
Month one: the cash you need on the day
Deposit at the months owners asked, the first month's rent, stamp duty, registration and the IGR handling charge, at the owners' median rent. A society move-in charge, often ₹1,000 to ₹5,000, comes on top.
Rent ₹1,20,000 (owners' median). Deposit ₹3,60,000 (3 months). First month ₹1,20,000. Stamp duty ₹3,383. Registration and handling ₹1,300. On the day: ₹4,84,683.
Rent ₹47,500 (owners' median). Deposit ₹1,42,500 (3 months). First month ₹47,500. Stamp duty ₹1,339. Registration and handling ₹1,300. On the day: ₹1,92,639.
Rent ₹1,10,000 (owners' median). Deposit ₹3,30,000 (3 months). First month ₹1,10,000. Stamp duty ₹3,101. Registration and handling ₹1,300. On the day: ₹4,44,401.
Rent ₹75,000 (owners' median). Deposit ₹2,25,000 (3 months). First month ₹75,000. Stamp duty ₹2,114. Registration and handling ₹1,300. On the day: ₹3,03,414.
Rent ₹45,000 (owners' median). Deposit ₹1,57,500 (3.5 months). First month ₹45,000. Stamp duty ₹1,274. Registration and handling ₹1,300. On the day: ₹2,05,074.
Rent ₹85,000 (owners' median). Deposit ₹2,55,000 (3 months). First month ₹85,000. Stamp duty ₹2,396. Registration and handling ₹1,300. On the day: ₹3,43,696.
Rent ₹50,000 (owners' median). Deposit ₹1,75,000 (3.5 months). First month ₹50,000. Stamp duty ₹1,415. Registration and handling ₹1,300. On the day: ₹2,27,715.
Rent ₹70,000 (owners' median). Deposit ₹2,10,000 (3 months). First month ₹70,000. Stamp duty ₹1,973. Registration and handling ₹1,300. On the day: ₹2,83,273.
Rent ₹48,000 (owners' median). Deposit ₹1,44,000 (3 months). First month ₹48,000. Stamp duty ₹1,353. Registration and handling ₹1,300. On the day: ₹1,94,653.
Rent ₹72,000 (owners' median). Deposit ₹2,16,000 (3 months). First month ₹72,000. Stamp duty ₹2,030. Registration and handling ₹1,300. On the day: ₹2,91,330.
Rent ₹35,000 (owners' median). Deposit ₹1,22,500 (3.5 months). First month ₹35,000. Stamp duty ₹991. Registration and handling ₹1,300. On the day: ₹1,59,791.
Rent ₹60,000 (owners' median). Deposit ₹1,80,000 (3 months). First month ₹60,000. Stamp duty ₹1,691. Registration and handling ₹1,300. On the day: ₹2,42,991.
Rent ₹25,000 (owners' median). Deposit ₹87,500 (3.5 months). First month ₹25,000. Stamp duty ₹708. Registration and handling ₹1,300. On the day: ₹1,14,508.
Rent ₹47,000 (owners' median). Deposit ₹1,64,500 (3.5 months). First month ₹47,000. Stamp duty ₹1,330. Registration and handling ₹1,300. On the day: ₹2,14,130.
Stamp duty is 0.25% of 11 months' rent plus 10% a year interest on the deposit for 11 months (Maharashtra Stamp Act, Article 36A); the IGR calculator gives the exact figure. Registration is ₹1,000 in Mumbai as the working figure, and the handling charge ₹300 in the IGR 1.9 manual; it may not apply on 2.0. Every leave and licence in Maharashtra must be registered, even for eleven months.
Other costs
Minimum fare ₹27 from 1 Sep 2026 (MMRTA, reported by Free Press Journal, 31 Aug 2026).
Black and yellow taxi minimum fare ₹33 from 1 Sep 2026 (the same report).
Above ₹50,000 a month, an individual tenant deducts 2% once a year against the owner's PAN (Income Tax Department).
Local train pass, bus, food, power, gas, internet: we hold no data and found no current official figure we could read. So we give none.
We find you a home
We find you a home. Tell us your office, budget, size and move-in date. In Bandra West, Khar West and Santacruz West we shortlist homes in buildings we have read, run the viewings, agree the terms and see the agreement registered and the police form filed before you move in.
Mumbai opens for renters soon. Until then we keep a waitlist.
Related
Sources
- Owners' asking rents on NoBroker within 1.3 km of each area's centre (2 km for Powai), active in the 90 days to 25 Oct 2026; asks set aside as a room, a share or out of line with the area. Our own read of public listings.
- Live listings matched to a named building in our Mumbai book, on Square Yards, NoBroker and MagicBricks, each listing counted once, read 14 to 24 Oct 2026. Our own read.
- Sthãna commute model, slow-train timetables, lines read 21 Oct 2026; station positions from OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
- Maharashtra Rent Control Act 1999, section 55, https://maharashtra.gov.in/Upload/PDF/THE_MAHARASHTRA_RENT_CONTROL_ACT.pdf, level 1, read 21 Oct 2026
- Maharashtra Stamp Act 1958, Article 36A, https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/acts_states/maharashtra/1958/Act60of1958MH.pdf, level 1, read 21 Oct 2026
- IGR Maharashtra, Leave and License 2.0 user manual and the 1.9 manual (handling charge), level 1, read 14 Oct 2026
- Mumbai Police, Tenant Information, level 1, read 21 Oct 2026
- Free Press Journal, Mumbai auto and taxi minimum fares from 1 Sep 2026, https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-auto-taxi-fare-hike-minimum-fares-rise-to-27-for-autos-33-for-cabs-from-september-1, level 2, published 31 Aug 2026