Public Transport Subsidies and Affordability in Mumbai, India

Table 4

Mean monthly household expenditure (Rs.) on transportation and percent of income spent on transit, by income group.

	<5 k	5 k–7.5 k	7.5 k–10 k	10 k–20 k	>20 k	Household average
Bus	151	195	221	286	275	210
Rail	89	124	165	227	296	152
Taxi	91	121	165	287	397	169
School bus	3	5	13	50	59	18
Fuel	59	160	200	589	1545	301
Motorized and nonmotorized vehicle maintenance	7	33	41	98	307	56
Total transportation expenditure	400	638	805	1537	2879	906
Share of income (bus expenditure)	6.0%	3.1%	2.5%	1.9%	1.1%	2.5%
Share of income (rail expenditure)	3.6%	2.0%	1.9%	1.5%	1.2%	1.8%
Share of income (total transportation expenditure)	16.0%	10.2%	9.2%	10.2%	11.5%	10.7%