Bangalore vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangalore	Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$2302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1259	$5175
🏠 One person rent	$223	$1280
🏘️ Family rent	$387	$2205
🍽️ Food expenses	$186	$553
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.9	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$266	$3706
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	76	100
😀 Quality of life	63	95
🏙️ Population	12.3M	3.78M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 77% less expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 8579th and 1275th ($523 vs $2302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in India and Germany, respectively. Check India vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bangalore compared to 1.6 months in Berlin. Bangalore ranked 10th best city to live in India vs Berlin ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 5518th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Berlin

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	Bangalore	Berlin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.08	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.17	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$5.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$3.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$1324
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$952
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$2341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$1711
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.9	$208
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.5	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.4	$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.67%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1903	$8913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$6080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$4.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.12	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$7.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.38	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.47	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.7	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$68.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.58	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.3	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4350	$10963

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$332
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$347
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$334
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$349
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$297
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$236
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$300
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$285
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$346
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$344
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$322
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$331
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$335
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$282
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$271
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$320
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$316
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$262
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$299
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$285
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$389
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$341
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$376
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$533
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$273
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$349
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$348
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$350
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$387
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$349
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$299
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343

Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474