Bangalore vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$2398
🏠 One person rent	$219	$369
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$84.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$1212
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	74	91
😀 Quality of life	68	72
🏙️ Population	12.3M	11.9M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 34% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 8398th and 6419th ($533 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 23rd in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 1.5 months in Hangzhou. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 3159th and 1916th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Hangzhou

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	Bangalore	Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$8089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$4179
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$5.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$6.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$70.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$4.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$31296

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$716
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$573
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$650
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$677
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$868
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$695
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$587
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$708
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$654
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$670
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$700
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$672
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1097
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$665
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$645
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$984
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$702
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$661
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$657
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$590
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$642
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$616
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$643
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$682
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$607
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$602
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$631
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$691
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$621
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$636
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$603
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$701
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$671
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$644
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$746