Bangalore vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangalore	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$2079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1260	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$221	$1191
🏘️ Family rent	$384	$1928
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$2977
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	76	53
😀 Quality of life	65	91
🏙️ Population	12.3M	1.31M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 75% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 8500th and 1781st ($524 vs $2079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 27th in India and Canada, respectively. Check India vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangalore compared to 1.4 months in Calgary. Bangalore ranked 6th best city to live in India vs Calgary ranked 15th in Canada, while ranked 5281st and 160th 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	$3.4	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$1190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$2105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.1	$55.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2084	$3658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1082	$3126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$84.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.26	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.48	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.2	$91.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.65	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.7	$58
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$121	$796
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3795	$15727

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$355
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$341
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$327
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$346
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$295
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$235
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$291
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$286
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$345
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$347
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$327
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$368
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$326
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$340
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$295
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$300
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$286
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$317
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$321
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$266
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$437
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$310
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$275
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$400
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$347
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$383
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$535
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$283
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$356
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$345
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$347
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$351
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$382
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$355
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$300
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887