Bangalore vs Dublin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangalore	Dublin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$2858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1260	$6400
🏠 One person rent	$221	$1880
🏘️ Family rent	$384	$3325
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$649
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$4105
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	76	96
😀 Quality of life	65	96
🏙️ Population	12.3M	593K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 82% less expensive than in Dublin. Cities ranked 8500th and 315th ($524 vs $2858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in India and Ireland, respectively. Check India vs Ireland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangalore compared to 1.4 months in Dublin. Bangalore ranked 6th best city to live in India vs Dublin ranked 1st in Ireland, while ranked 5281st and 21st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Dublin

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	Bangalore	Dublin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.4	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$8.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$2001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$1600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$3623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$2903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.1	$51.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2084	$7908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1082	$6270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$98.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.26	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$3.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$20.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.48	$3.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$57.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.2	$76.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.65	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.7	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$121	$1314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3795	$9426

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$355
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$341
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$327
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$346
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$295
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$235
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$291
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$286
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$345
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$347
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$327
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$368
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$326
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$340
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$295
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$300
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$286
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$317
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$321
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$266
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$437
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$310
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$275
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$400
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$347
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$383
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$535
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$283
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$356
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$345
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$347
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$351
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$382
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$355
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$300
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353

Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2402
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2443
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2902
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1955
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2010
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1912
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1879
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2359
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1884
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2205
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1484
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1703
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2159
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2768
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1712
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1551
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1655
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1815
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1804
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1937
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1832
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1813
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1682
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2472
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1729
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1767
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2023
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1802
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1680
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1873
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1883
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1840
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1652
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1839
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1723