Austin vs Bangalore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Bangalore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$1259
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$186
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$71.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$266
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	65	76
😀 Quality of life	90	63
🏙️ Population	962K	12.3M

The cost of living in Austin is 368% more expensive than in Bangalore. Cities ranked 985th and 8579th ($2444 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th and 5th in the United States and India, respectively. Check the United States vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 0.5 months in Bangalore. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Bangalore ranked 10th in India, while ranked 217th and 5518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Bangalore

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	Austin	Bangalore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$32.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$8.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	8.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$1903
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$1.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$0.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$1.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$17.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$1.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$49.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$4350

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$332
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$347
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$334
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$349
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$297
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$236
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$300
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$285
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$346
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$344
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$322
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$331
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$335
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$282
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$271
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$320
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$316
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$262
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$299
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$285
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$389
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$341
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$376
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$533
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$273
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$349
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$348
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$350
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$387
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$349
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$299
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343