Austin vs Bangalore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	Bangalore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$578
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$1542
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$203
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$1210
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	74
😀 Quality of life	91	68
🏙️ Population	962K	12.3M

The cost of living in Austin is 328% more expensive than in Bangalore. Cities ranked 812th and 8023rd ($2473 vs $578) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th and 3rd 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 2.3 months in Austin compared to 2.1 months in Bangalore. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Bangalore ranked 1st in India, while ranked 116th and 3393rd 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	$16.8	$3.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$4.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	9.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$2433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$1377
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$4.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$2.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$1.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$3497

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$378
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$331
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$337
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$325
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$330
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$243
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$308
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$338
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$307
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$306
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$329
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$380
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$340
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$346
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$325
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$352
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$310
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$287
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$304
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$350
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$279
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$433
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$334
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$289
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$433
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$382
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$572
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$298
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$298
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$351
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$355
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$368
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$394
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$351
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$357
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$316
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373