Bangalore vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$2077
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$4598
🏠 One person rent	$219	$1226
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$1942
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$3168
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	74	53
😀 Quality of life	68	90
🏙️ Population	12.3M	1.31M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 74% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 8398th and 1646th ($533 vs $2077) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 23rd in India and Canada, respectively. Check India vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Calgary ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 3159th and 153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Calgary

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	Bangalore	Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$60.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$5.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$2053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$3283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$80.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$56.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$841
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$16603

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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 Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871