Bangalore vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Bangalore	Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$534	$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1286	$2732
🏠 One person rent	$222	$629
🏘️ Family rent	$388	$1097
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.7	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1239	$1565
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	74	56
😀 Quality of life	71	61
🏙️ Population	12.3M	3.78M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 55% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 8457th and 4790th ($534 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in India and South Africa, respectively. Check India vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Bangalore compared to 1.3 months in Cape Town. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Cape Town ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 2836th and 5511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Cape Town

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	Bangalore	Cape Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.3	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.4	$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.12	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$2.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$690
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$482
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$296	$882
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.5	$62.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$96.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.12%	11.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$1876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$1307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.87	$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.14	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$5.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$7.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$5.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.3	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.59	$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$37
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.66	$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.1	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.7	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3410	$5399

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$360
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$325
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$331
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$313
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$243
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$296
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$322
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$316
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$352
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$330
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$373
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$371
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$341
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$349
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$297
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$312
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$343
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$315
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$298
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$325
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$330
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$278
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$439
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$322
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$307
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$420
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$347
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$369
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$537
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$294
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$367
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$342
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$371
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$376
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$395
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$344
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$364
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$304
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$366

Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1215
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$836
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$922
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1002
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$733
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$812
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$972
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$853
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1401
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$821
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$685
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$595
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$652
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$900
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$520
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$757
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$925
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$561
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$794
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$752
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$816
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$724
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$879
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$676
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$673
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$786
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$697
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$699
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$958
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$925
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$708
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$639
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1055
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$870
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$961
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$916
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$869
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$899
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$848