Bangalore vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangalore	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1260	$1996
🏠 One person rent	$221	$322
🏘️ Family rent	$384	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$792
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	76	97
😀 Quality of life	65	75
🏙️ Population	12.3M	18.7M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 31% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8500th and 6838th ($524 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 36th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangalore compared to 1 months in Guangzhou. Bangalore ranked 6th best city to live in India vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5281st and 2100th 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	$3.4	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.1	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2084	$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1082	$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.26	$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.48	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.2	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.65	$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.7	$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$121	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3795	$14783

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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 Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$589
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$662
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$829
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$777
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$518
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$662
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$827
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$878
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1746
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$608
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$816
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2414
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$766
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$892
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$809
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$765
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$941
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$766
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$780
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$773
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$750
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$579
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$669
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$451
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$897
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$454
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$589
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$693
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$546
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$634
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$574
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$622
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$697
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$677