Bangalore vs Canberra - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bangalore	Canberra
🚶 Cost of living one person	$585	$2604
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1563	$5825
🏠 One person rent	$239	$1591
🏘️ Family rent	$571	$2539
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$722
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.7	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$2863
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	74	30
😀 Quality of life	70	82
🏙️ Population	12.3M	381K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 78% less expensive than in Canberra. Cities ranked 7797th and 522nd ($585 vs $2604) 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 2.5 months in Bangalore compared to 1.1 months in Canberra. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Canberra ranked 7th in Australia, while ranked 2674th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Canberra

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	Bangalore	Canberra
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.88	$32.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$136
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$8.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$1634
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$1297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$2762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$445	$2099
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3402	$8209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1685	$6798
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$3.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.02	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.06	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$5.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.17	$26.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$4.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$66.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.6	$51.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.4	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.5	$95.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.1	$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$1861
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3732	$14837

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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 Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1723
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1430
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1610
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1463
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1691
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2348
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1903
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2741
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$1998
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1669
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1404
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1672
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1461
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1707
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1719
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1716
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1693
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1702
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1317
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2356
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1746
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1707
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1708
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1658
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1688
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1327
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1354
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1462
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1819
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1723
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2203
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1552