Bangalore vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangalore	Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1260	$2645
🏠 One person rent	$221	$589
🏘️ Family rent	$384	$1040
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$98
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$658
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	76	100
😀 Quality of life	65	73
🏙️ Population	12.3M	21.9M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 49% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 8500th and 5355th ($524 vs $1029) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangalore compared to 0.6 months in Beijing. Bangalore ranked 6th best city to live in India vs Beijing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 5281st and 2546th 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	$3.4	$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$469
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$1549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$46.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.1	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2084	$14720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1082	$6180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.26	$4.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.48	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$59.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.2	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.65	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.7	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$121	$713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3795	$22823

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$355
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$341
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$327
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$346
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$295
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$235
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$291
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$286
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$345
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$347
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$327
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$368
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$326
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$340
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$295
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$300
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$286
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$317
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$321
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$266
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$437
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$310
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$275
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$400
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$347
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$383
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$535
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$283
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$356
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$345
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$347
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$351
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$382
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$355
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$300
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741