Bangalore vs Canberra - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangalore	Canberra
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$2223
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1259	$4990
🏠 One person rent	$223	$1398
🏘️ Family rent	$387	$2158
🍽️ Food expenses	$186	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.9	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$266	$4087
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	76	30
😀 Quality of life	63	85
🏙️ Population	12.3M	381K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 76% less expensive than in Canberra. Cities ranked 8579th and 1443rd ($523 vs $2223) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 12th in India and Australia, respectively. Check India vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bangalore compared to 1.8 months in Canberra. Bangalore ranked 10th best city to live in India vs Canberra ranked 13th in Australia, while ranked 5518th and 479th 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	$3.08	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.17	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$7.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$1538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$1150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$2721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$1726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.9	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.5	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.4	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.67%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1903	$8609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$5425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$88.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.12	$5.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$9.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$4.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$26.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.38	$4.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.47	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.7	$57.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$52.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.58	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.3	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$2023
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4350	$15408

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$332
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$347
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$334
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$349
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$297
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$236
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$300
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$285
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$346
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$344
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$322
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$331
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$335
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$282
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$271
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$320
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$316
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$262
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$299
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$285
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$389
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$341
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$376
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$533
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$273
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$349
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$348
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$350
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$387
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$349
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$299
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343

Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766