Bangalore vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangalore	Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$2530
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1227	$5679
🏠 One person rent	$216	$1644
🏘️ Family rent	$375	$2706
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$638
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.1	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$211	$4225
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	76	49
😀 Quality of life	63	93
🏙️ Population	12.3M	608K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 80% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 8636th and 852nd ($507 vs $2530) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th in India and Australia, respectively. Check India vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bangalore compared to 1.7 months in Gold Coast. Bangalore ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Gold Coast ranked 5th in Australia, while ranked 5497th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Gold Coast

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	Bangalore	Gold Coast
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.64	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.7	$106
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$7.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$2097
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$1297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$2832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.9	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.4	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.61	$54.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.57%	5.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1811	$8667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1018	$5294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.37	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$5.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.18	$25.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.36	$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.54	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.22	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$56.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.81	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.8	$77.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$2112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4228	$9318

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$303
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$339
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$320
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$332
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$283
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$232
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$302
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$274
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$331
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$330
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$306
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$348
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$339
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$313
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$318
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$264
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$297
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$322
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$294
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$259
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$312
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$315
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$250
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$409
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$290
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$275
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$379
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$325
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$359
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$508
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$265
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$335
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$317
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$342
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$329
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$372
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$317
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$333
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$268
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$327

Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2323
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1825
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1992
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1863
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1273
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1643
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1995
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1855
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2354
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2040
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1709
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2481
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1701
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1460
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1795
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2258
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1825
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$2015
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1905
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1915
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1913