Best Places for a Haircut in Mumbai

Try these. As the title of this blog suggests, most of these places charge around $1 (US). Or slightly more.

Best: Air Cool at Churchgate.
Haircut INR 75 (Around a dollar and some cents)
Head massage INR 50
It's air conditioned. Rather large, should be around twenty seats. The best part is the hygiene. Fresh new bibs, combs and scissors for every customer. Downside - head massage not to good.
Second best: Liberty at Andheri East (Opposite Brijwasi, near the courts / Andheri Gymkhana)
Haircut INR 35 (Less than a $!)
Air conditioned. Plastic bibs, hygienic, but scissors and comb are cleaned and reused. Head massage is pretty good. Downside - the attitude of some of those guys p****es me off.
Footpath outside Saki Naka Post Office
Haircut INR 15 (don't bother with converting).
Special particle cleanser with extra dose of carbon monoxide. Never been there. Upside - you get to sit with your back to the road (honestly, that's the only upside I can think of. Well I guess they change the shaving blades. If you could afford to spend only INR 15 for a haircut, stop reading this blog and go earn some money!) Downside - Should you really ask?
Al-Sabah at Nahar Amrit Shakti, Chandivili
Haircut INR 35
Decent. I go there only if my hair becomes unmanageable on a weekend or a holiday. Sometimes when you gotta get a haircut, you just gotta get a haircut. If you have dense, thick hair, you would know how irritating it can get. It's air-conditioned, though gets a little stuffy. There is always some '70s movie running on the TV behind your back, like Deewar or whatever.
Downside - Hygiene not the best. Massage doesn't rock either. If I do go, I make sure I have a good shower afterward, with some really good shampoo and nice, warm water. It gets crowded with folks from the Nahar and Raheja complexes, especially on Sunday evenings (you know, I try hard not to go there, but a good haircut is the difference between a nice Monday morning to work, and a horrid Monday morning - yes, I am one of those who like Mondays :-(