Bangalore vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangalore Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1429
$1263
🏠 One person rent
$219
$221
🏘️ Family rent
$528
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.8
$59.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1153
$769
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
74
94
😀 Quality of life
68
61
🏙️ Population
12.3M
26.5M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 5% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 8398th and 8558th ($533 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 1.5 months in Delhi. Ranked 2nd vs 9th best cities to live in India, and 3159th vs 5071st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Delhi

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Bangalore Delhi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$4.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.04
$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.5
$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.8
$7.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.37%
8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2065
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1100
$1179
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.4
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.95
$2.66
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.02
$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$1.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.49
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$18.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$4.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$2.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.5
$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$49.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$91.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3404
$1949

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$351
96 km or 60 mi Hindupur
$375
117 km or 73 mi Madanapalle
$346
126 km or 78 mi Mysore
$311
159 km or 99 mi Salem
$304
166 km or 103 mi Vellore
$258
166 km or 103 mi Chittoor
$354
182 km or 113 mi Erode
$295
191 km or 118 mi Anantapur
$304
198 km or 123 mi Tiruppur
$300
211 km or 131 mi Tirupati
$315
212 km or 132 mi Kadapa
$367
221 km or 137 mi Proddatur
$355
230 km or 143 mi Coimbatore
$339
244 km or 151 mi Shimoga
$342
246 km or 153 mi Davanagere
$292
266 km or 166 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
269 km or 167 mi Pondicherry
$360
270 km or 168 mi Cuddalore
$306
271 km or 168 mi Malappuram
$306
273 km or 169 mi Kannur
$344
276 km or 172 mi Kozhikode
$325
286 km or 178 mi Hospet
$272
290 km or 180 mi Chennai
$430
294 km or 183 mi Dindigul
$316
295 km or 183 mi Thanjavur
$302
295 km or 183 mi Mangalore
$412
295 km or 183 mi Nandyal
$359
298 km or 185 mi Adoni
$366
303 km or 188 mi Nellore
$514
311 km or 194 mi Udupi
$280
312 km or 194 mi Thrissur
$294
321 km or 199 mi Kurnool
$349
344 km or 214 mi Madurai
$310
362 km or 225 mi Ernakulam
$346
363 km or 226 mi Kochi
$383
386 km or 240 mi Ongole
$338
390 km or 242 mi Hubli
$359
394 km or 245 mi Kottayam
$306
421 km or 261 mi Mahbubnagar
$357

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$425
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$386
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$536
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$368
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$274
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$342
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$265
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$321
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$283
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$307
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$289
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$283
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$309
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$251
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$353
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$349
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$372
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$288
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$365
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$369
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$350
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$376
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$272
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$441
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$328
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$370
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$384
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$358
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$279
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$368
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$297
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$383
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$339
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$366
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$411
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$355
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$300
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$340