Cost of living comparison
Bangalore is 60.4% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Bangalore instead of Canada, you would:
pay 74.8% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
CA$22.69
|
$3.59
₹300.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.74
|
$4.19
₹350.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
CA$2.79
|
$0.53
₹44.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
CA$2.28
|
$0.18
₹15.28
|
|
pay 63.9% less for groceries
Canada
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.44
|
$0.59
₹49.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
CA$7.47
|
$4.24
₹354.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
CA$10.93
|
$2.29
₹190.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.62
|
$1.02
₹85.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
CA$7.27
|
$1.77
₹147.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
CA$2.53
|
$1.21
₹100.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
$0.37
₹31.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.15
|
$0.50
₹41.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.46
|
$0.20
₹16.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.62
|
$0.21
₹17.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.62
|
$0.22
₹18.05
|
|
pay 42.8% less for transportation
Canada
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CA$6.05
|
$4.68
₹390.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.18
CA$93.77
|
$17.97
₹1,501.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,034.05
CA$34,430.58
|
$17,966.29
₹1,501,111.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.78
CA$23.08
|
$4.07
₹340.25
|
|
pay 79.0% less for housing
Canada
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.83
CA$86.41
|
$11.51
₹961.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.12
CA$1,719.36
|
$314.10
₹26,243.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.12
CA$1,576.32
|
$190.84
₹15,945.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.78
CA$164.74
|
$28.70
₹2,398.08
|
|
pay 76.0% less for childcare
Canada
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.16
CA$1,023.48
|
$133.21
₹11,129.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,218.47
CA$16,804.67
|
$3,674.70
₹307,027.27
|
|
pay 49.9% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
CA$7.29
|
$2.40
₹200.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
CA$4.91
|
$2.45
₹204.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.99
CA$17.87
|
$4.31
₹360.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.10
CA$59.27
|
$23.93
₹1,999.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.26
CA$15.49
|
$5.39
₹450.33
|
|
pay 36.3% less for clothing
Canada
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
CA$75.96
|
$32.77
₹2,738.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
CA$54.71
|
$37.76
₹3,155.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
CA$119.06
|
$54.07
₹4,517.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
CA$142.77
|
$39.45
₹3,296.32
|
|
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