Bangalore vs Canberra - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangalore	Canberra
🚶 Cost of living one person	$578	$2393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1542	$5235
🏠 One person rent	$249	$1495
🏘️ Family rent	$595	$2245
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$618
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1210	$3763
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	74	30
😀 Quality of life	68	83
🏙️ Population	12.3M	381K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 76% less expensive than in Canberra. Cities ranked 8023rd and 929th ($578 vs $2393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 1.6 months in Canberra. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Canberra ranked 8th in Australia, while ranked 3393rd and 393rd 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	$3.37	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$84.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.15	$9.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$7.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$3.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$1584
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$1222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$767	$2518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$444	$1831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.3	$59.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.47%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2433	$7663
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$5992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.06	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$9.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$4.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$5.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$27.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.4	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.9	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.91	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$87
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$1893
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3497	$15472

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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 Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1748
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1532
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1674
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1500
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1732
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2472
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1997
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2801
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2286
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1746
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1815
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1717
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1833
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1829
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1805
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1800
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1876
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1758
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1397
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2397
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1822
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1799
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1795
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1757
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1892
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1357
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1289
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1816
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1900
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1798
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2265
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1635