Bangalore vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bangalore	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$585	$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1563	$4943
🏠 One person rent	$239	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$571	$2020
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$537
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.7	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$3604
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	74	66
😀 Quality of life	70	95
🏙️ Population	12.3M	2.36M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 75% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 7797th and 930th ($585 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in India and Australia, respectively. Check India vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bangalore compared to 1.5 months in Brisbane. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Brisbane ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 2674th and 18th 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	$3.88	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$67.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$7.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$1208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$2416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$445	$1655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3402	$9010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1685	$6567
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.02	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.06	$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$3.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$5.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.17	$26.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.6	$48.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.4	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.5	$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.1	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$1568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3732	$8728

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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 Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1785
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1881
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2011
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1816
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1354
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1545
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1461
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1404
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$1998
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1903
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1691
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2348
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2741
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1610
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1463
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1430
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1723
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2604
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1669
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1249
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1672
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1462
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1317
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1707
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1746
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1719
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2356
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1716
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1702
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1693