Bangalore vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangalore	Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$578	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1542	$2628
🏠 One person rent	$249	$603
🏘️ Family rent	$595	$1117
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1210	$1545
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	74	55
😀 Quality of life	68	59
🏙️ Population	12.3M	3.78M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 48% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 8023rd and 4849th ($578 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in India and South Africa, respectively. Check India vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Bangalore compared to 1.4 months in Cape Town. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Cape Town ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 3393rd and 5407th 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	$3.37	$7.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.15	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$452
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$767	$1367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$444	$889
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$91.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.3	$41.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.47%	11.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2433	$1902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$1292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.06	$8.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$5.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.4	$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.9	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.91	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3497	$4270

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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 Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$850
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$790
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$901
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$741
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$792
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$953
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$859
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1286
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$703
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$581
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$627
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$862
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$774
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$832
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$809
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$779
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$692
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$690
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$971
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$718
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$654
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$874
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$840
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$997
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$834
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$818
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$790