Cost of living comparison
Bangalore is 63.6% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Bangalore instead of United States, you would:
pay 77.2% less for restaurants
United States
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.02
|
$3.59
₹300.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.37
|
$4.19
₹350.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$0.53
₹44.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$0.18
₹15.28
|
|
pay 66.1% less for groceries
United States
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$0.59
₹49.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
|
$4.24
₹354.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
|
$2.29
₹190.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
|
$1.02
₹85.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.12
|
$1.77
₹147.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$1.21
₹100.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.37
₹31.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$0.50
₹41.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$0.20
₹16.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$0.21
₹17.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.22
₹18.05
|
|
pay 40.8% less for transportation
United States
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$4.68
₹390.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.73
|
$17.97
₹1,501.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,580.82
|
$17,966.29
₹1,501,023.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.71
|
$4.07
₹340.23
|
|
pay 82.7% less for housing
United States
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.34
|
$11.51
₹961.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,635.84
|
$314.10
₹26,241.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,397.18
|
$190.84
₹15,944.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.42
|
$28.70
₹2,397.94
|
|
pay 87.0% less for childcare
United States
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,344.29
|
$133.21
₹11,129.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,001.10
|
$3,674.70
₹307,009.27
|
|
pay 55.3% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.73
|
$2.40
₹200.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.97
|
$2.45
₹204.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
|
$4.31
₹360.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.32
|
$23.93
₹1,999.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
|
$5.39
₹450.31
|
|
pay 36.0% less for clothing
United States
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
|
$32.77
₹2,737.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.92
|
$37.76
₹3,155.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.55
|
$54.07
₹4,517.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.11
|
$39.45
₹3,296.12
|
|
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