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Fort Smith vs. Bangalore Cost of Living Summary

Fort Smith is 3.0 times more expensive than Bangalore.

Restaurants: pay 4.9 times more in Fort Smith
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Fort Smith
Transportation: pay 54.7% more in Fort Smith
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in Fort Smith
Childcare: pay 8.1 times more in Fort Smith
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Fort Smith
Clothing: pay 67.4% more in Fort Smith

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Fort Smith are more expensive than in Bangalore. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Fort Smith.

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Fort Smith vs. Bangalore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fort Smith instead of Bangalore, you would:

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pay 4.9 times more for restaurants

	Bangalore	Fort Smith
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 ₹294.44	$20.00	+545.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.65 ₹441.66	$11.50	+147.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 ₹37.99	$2.33	+483.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 ₹13.30	$2.02	+1340.2%
Average			+394.7%

Bangalore vs. Fort Smith - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Bangalore	Fort Smith
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 ₹52.48	$3.35	+506.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.03 ₹288.17	$3.74	+23.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.32 ₹220.73	$3.69	+58.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.09 ₹103.17	$2.94	+170.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.70 ₹161.67	$4.92	+189.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 ₹120.28	$2.22	+75.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.33 ₹31.18	$0.65	+96.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 ₹51.69	$1.13	+107.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 ₹16.88	$0.98	+451.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 ₹15.51	$0.88	+438.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 ₹15.97	$0.70	+316.2%
Average			+179.7%

Bangalore vs. Fort Smith - Cost of groceries

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pay 54.7% more for transportation

	Bangalore	Fort Smith
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.19 ₹398.27	$2.94	-29.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.50 ₹1,472.19	$35.00	+125.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,402.51 ₹1M	$26,000.00	+109.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.31 ₹314.07	$12.75	+285.5%
Average			+54.7%

Bangalore vs. Fort Smith - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Bangalore	Fort Smith
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.22 ₹970.54	$68.50	+570.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$307.17 ₹29,168.92	$679.75	+121.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$172.34 ₹16,365.84	$656.25	+280.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.19 ₹2,201.99	$213.32	+819.9%
Average			+259.9%

Bangalore vs. Fort Smith - Cost of housing

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pay 8.1 times more for childcare

	Bangalore	Fort Smith
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$102.13 ₹9,698.71	$900.00	+781.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,219.18 ₹306K	$23,729.17	+637.1%
Average			+705.9%

Bangalore vs. Fort Smith - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bangalore	Fort Smith
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.27 ₹215.92	$6.00	+163.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 ₹213.74	$5.26	+133.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.65 ₹441.66	$8.21	+76.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.57 ₹1,763.13	$26.67	+43.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.65 ₹441.66	$13.50	+190.3%
Average			+117.7%

Bangalore vs. Fort Smith - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 67.4% more for clothing

	Bangalore	Fort Smith
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.56 ₹3,091.50	$53.80	+65.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.08 ₹2,856.56	$41.20	+37.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.38 ₹4,973.99	$93.33	+78.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.38 ₹3,739.82	$76.66	+94.7%
Average			+67.4%

Bangalore vs. Fort Smith - Cost of clothing

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