Bangalore vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangalore Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1227
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$216
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$375
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$179
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.1
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$211
$1288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
76
96
😀 Quality of life
63
77
🏙️ Population
12.3M
18.7M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 35% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8636th and 6854th ($507 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 34th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bangalore compared to 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Bangalore ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5497th and 1149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Guangzhou

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Bangalore Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.64
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.7
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.43
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$288
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.9
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.4
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.61
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.57%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1811
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1018
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.37
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.18
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.36
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.9
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.81
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.8
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4228
$19408

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711