Bangalore vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangalore	Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1260	$6205
🏠 One person rent	$221	$1790
🏘️ Family rent	$384	$3191
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$1245
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	76	100
😀 Quality of life	65	83
🏙️ Population	12.3M	7.41M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 81% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 8500th and 532nd ($524 vs $2718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Bangalore ranked 6th best city to live in India vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 5281st and 548th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Hong Kong

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	Bangalore	Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.4	$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$7.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.1	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2084	$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1082	$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.26	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.48	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.2	$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.65	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.7	$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$121	$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3795	$22102

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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 Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$878
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$662
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1746
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$518
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$662
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$608
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$829
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$758
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$941
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$827
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$766
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$777
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$816
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$892
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$454
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$669
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$809
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$773
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$780
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$766
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$897
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$750
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$726
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$697
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$707
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$677
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$693
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$901
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$546
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598