Bangalore vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangalore	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$578	$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1542	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$249	$1506
🏘️ Family rent	$595	$2275
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$280
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1210	$4184
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	74	66
😀 Quality of life	68	97
🏙️ Population	12.3M	2.36M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 77% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 8023rd and 781st ($578 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in India and Australia, respectively. Check India vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Bangalore compared to 1.7 months in Brisbane. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Brisbane ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 3393rd and 15th 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	$3.37	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.15	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$1542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$767	$2771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$444	$1860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.3	$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.47%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2433	$7907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$5572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.06	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$8.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$5.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$27.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.4	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.9	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.91	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3497	$9531

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$378
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$331
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$337
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$325
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$330
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$243
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$308
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$338
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$307
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$306
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$329
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$380
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$340
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$346
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$325
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$352
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$310
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$287
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$304
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$350
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$279
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$433
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$334
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$289
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$433
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$382
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$572
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$298
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$298
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$351
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$355
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$368
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$394
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$351
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$357
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$316
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373

Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876