Bangalore vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangalore	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$1879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1227	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$216	$949
🏘️ Family rent	$375	$1652
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.1	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$211	$3784
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	76	46
😀 Quality of life	63	92
🏙️ Population	12.3M	675K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 73% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 8636th and 2470th ($507 vs $1879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in India and Sweden, respectively. Check India vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bangalore compared to 2 months in Gothenburg. Bangalore ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 5497th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Gothenburg

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	Bangalore	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.64	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.7	$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$6.93
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$1735
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.9	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.4	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.61	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.57%	3.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1811	$6539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1018	$3629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$3.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.37	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.18	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.36	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.54	$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.22	$20.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.81	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.8	$93.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52	$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4228	$4650

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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 Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1723
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1544
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1441
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1483
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1503
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1877
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1429
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1479
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1855
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1478
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2053
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$2029
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2220
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2135
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2195
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1423
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1723
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1980
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1481
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2084
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1993
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2334
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1984
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1423