Bangalore vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$1016
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$2879
🏠 One person rent	$219	$575
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$1275
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$1443
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	74	100
😀 Quality of life	68	75
🏙️ Population	12.3M	21.9M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 48% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 8398th and 5387th ($533 vs $1016) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 1.4 months in Beijing. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Beijing ranked 5th in China, while ranked 3159th and 989th 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	$3.18	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$819
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$1965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$1021
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$14717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$6695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$4.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$4.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$3.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$22456

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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

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815