Bangalore vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangalore	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$2323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1227	$5585
🏠 One person rent	$216	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$375	$2525
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.1	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$211	$4313
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	76	66
😀 Quality of life	63	97
🏙️ Population	12.3M	2.71M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 78% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 8636th and 1241st ($507 vs $2323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 11th in India and Australia, respectively. Check India vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bangalore compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Bangalore ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Brisbane ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 5497th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Brisbane

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	Bangalore	Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.64	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.7	$71.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$8.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$1733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$1173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$3028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$2142
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.9	$98.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.4	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.61	$54.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.57%	5.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1811	$8341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1018	$5970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.37	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$9.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$4.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.18	$24.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.36	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.54	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.22	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.81	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.8	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$2164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4228	$13265

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$303
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$339
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$320
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$332
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$283
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$232
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$302
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$274
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$331
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$330
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$306
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$348
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$339
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$313
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$318
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$264
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$297
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$322
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$294
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$259
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$312
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$315
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$250
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$409
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$290
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$275
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$379
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$325
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$359
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$508
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$265
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$335
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$317
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$342
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$329
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$372
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$317
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$333
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$268
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$327

Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913