Cost of living comparison
Bangalore is 64.2% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Bangalore instead of London, you would:
pay 75.1% less for restaurants
London
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.75
CA$20.18
|
$3.05
₹255.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.67
|
$4.28
₹357.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
CA$2.69
|
$0.47
₹39.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
CA$2.17
|
$0.20
₹16.32
|
|
pay 63.1% less for groceries
London
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
CA$3.03
|
$0.58
₹48.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.58
CA$7.63
|
$3.38
₹282.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.15
CA$9.79
|
$2.19
₹182.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
CA$3.97
|
$0.99
₹82.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
CA$6.07
|
$1.70
₹141.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
CA$2.05
|
$1.02
₹85.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
CA$0.77
|
$0.33
₹27.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
CA$1.88
|
$0.47
₹39.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
CA$2.50
|
$0.19
₹16.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
CA$1.13
|
$0.19
₹16.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
CA$1.31
|
$0.20
₹16.31
|
|
pay 44.4% less for transportation
London
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
CA$6.48
|
$4.83
₹402.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.06
CA$95.85
|
$18.33
₹1,530.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,124.71
CA$30,267.38
|
$14,662.67
₹1,224,120.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.75
CA$20.18
|
$4.15
₹346.83
|
|
pay 83.4% less for housing
London
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.74
CA$81.72
|
$10.21
₹852.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,443.88
CA$1,975.28
|
$256.25
₹21,393.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,117.27
CA$1,528.46
|
$154.24
₹12,876.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$128.85
CA$176.27
|
$23.01
₹1,920.62
|
|
pay 85.5% less for childcare
London
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$737.49
CA$1,008.91
|
$109.26
₹9,121.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,874.87
CA$24,453.45
|
$2,529.53
₹211,178.73
|
|
pay 49.4% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
CA$6.05
|
$2.20
₹183.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.50
CA$4.78
|
$2.08
₹174.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.84
CA$14.83
|
$4.28
₹357.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.34
CA$42.88
|
$18.81
₹1,570.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.05
CA$15.12
|
$4.89
₹408.04
|
|
pay 48.4% less for clothing
London
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.06
CA$101.32
|
$30.37
₹2,535.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.62
CA$59.67
|
$30.79
₹2,570.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.84
CA$113.33
|
$45.83
₹3,826.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.30
CA$130.37
|
$37.52
₹3,132.49
|
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