Bangalore vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bangalore	Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$585	$1065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1563	$3114
🏠 One person rent	$239	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$571	$1364
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.7	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$1709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	74	100
😀 Quality of life	70	78
🏙️ Population	12.3M	21.9M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 45% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 7797th and 4887th ($585 vs $1065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bangalore compared to 1.6 months in Beijing. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Beijing ranked 5th in China, while ranked 2674th and 583rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Beijing

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	Bangalore	Beijing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.88	$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$487
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$2089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$445	$1102
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3402	$14972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1685	$8057
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$35.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.02	$4.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.06	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.17	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$8.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.6	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.4	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.5	$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.1	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3732	$27310

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$399
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$359
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$367
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$321
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$328
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$269
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$415
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$319
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$383
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$327
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$337
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$356
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$350
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$358
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$417
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$369
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$339
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$326
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$325
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$337
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$391
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$358
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$434
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$341
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$357
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$424
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$337
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$350
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$343
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$379
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$302
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$350
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$309
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$358
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$391
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$326
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$361
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$348
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506