Austin vs Bangalore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Bangalore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$1429
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$528
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$74.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$1153
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	65	74
😀 Quality of life	90	68
🏙️ Population	962K	12.3M

The cost of living in Austin is 361% more expensive than in Bangalore. Cities ranked 858th and 8398th ($2455 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 4th 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 2.1 months in Austin compared to 2.2 months in Bangalore. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Bangalore ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 142nd and 3159th 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	$17.5	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$29.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$44.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$2065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$3.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$4.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$1.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$31.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$54.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$3404

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357