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Bangalore vs. Colombo Cost of Living Summary

Bangalore is 51.2% more expensive than Colombo.

Restaurants: pay 40.3% less in Bangalore
Groceries: pay 49.5% less in Bangalore
Transportation: pay 21.1% more in Bangalore
Housing: pay 17.8% less in Bangalore
Childcare: pay 5.3 times more in Bangalore
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.3% less in Bangalore
Clothing: pay 11.7% more in Bangalore

The cost of childcare, transportation, and clothing in Bangalore are more expensive than in Colombo. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bangalore. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bangalore.

Bangalore vs. Colombo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangalore instead of Colombo, you would:

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pay 40.3% less for restaurants

	Colombo	Bangalore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.13 LKR1,273.88	$3.38 ₹304.30	-18.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.26 LKR2,547.76	$4.34 ₹390.52	-47.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LKR234.13	$0.47 ₹42.49	-37.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 LKR111.85	$0.15 ₹13.70	-58.0%
Average			-40.3%

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pay 49.5% less for groceries

	Colombo	Bangalore
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 LKR160.70	$0.60 ₹53.86	+14.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.78 LKR2,091.71	$3.78 ₹339.71	-44.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.70 LKR2,068.08	$2.38 ₹213.72	-64.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 LKR603.00	$0.95 ₹85.68	-51.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 LKR632.29	$1.67 ₹150.38	-18.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.42 LKR1,055.80	$1.13 ₹101.45	-67.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 LKR152.94	$0.32 ₹29.12	-34.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.69 LKR829.96	$0.58 ₹51.75	-78.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 LKR169.06	$0.17 ₹15.04	-69.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 LKR157.76	$0.19 ₹16.98	-63.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 LKR178.36	$0.19 ₹16.97	-67.4%
Average			-49.5%

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pay 21.1% more for transportation

	Colombo	Bangalore
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 LKR1,269.60	$4.46 ₹401.20	+8.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.61 LKR2,038.21	$14.09 ₹1,267.91	+113.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,432.11 LKR8,152,842.32	$13,530.63 ₹1,217,194.81	-48.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.04 LKR937.58	$3.38 ₹304.30	+11.3%
Average			+21.1%

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pay 17.8% less for housing

	Colombo	Bangalore
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.01 LKR4,322.46	$9.73 ₹875.64	-30.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$360.90 LKR111,317.65	$320.96 ₹28,872.99	-11.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$177.21 LKR54,661.01	$194.77 ₹17,521.33	+9.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.78 LKR11,961.31	$23.51 ₹2,115.28	-39.4%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 5.3 times more for childcare

	Colombo	Bangalore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$33.87 LKR10,445.83	$119.48 ₹10,748.33	+252.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$505.51 LKR155,923.11	$3,609.88 ₹324,738.97	+614.1%
Average			+433.5%

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pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Colombo	Bangalore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 LKR713.37	$2.48 ₹223.15	+7.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.67 LKR823.16	$2.26 ₹202.98	-15.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.24 LKR3,159.23	$3.95 ₹355.02	-61.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.33 LKR4,112.82	$17.53 ₹1,577.04	+31.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.30 LKR1,019.11	$4.51 ₹405.73	+36.5%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 11.7% more for clothing

	Colombo	Bangalore
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.56 LKR8,193.18	$28.71 ₹2,582.46	+8.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.76 LKR5,477.69	$27.52 ₹2,475.28	+54.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.21 LKR20,730.75	$53.89 ₹4,847.65	-19.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.07 LKR11,743.98	$39.46 ₹3,550.15	+3.6%
Average			+11.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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