Bangalore vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangalore Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$2674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1259
$6072
🏠 One person rent
$223
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$387
$3066
🍽️ Food expenses
$186
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$234
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$266
$1241
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
76
100
😀 Quality of life
63
82
🏙️ Population
12.3M
7.41M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 80% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 8579th and 621st ($523 vs $2674) 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 0.5 months in Bangalore compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Bangalore ranked 10th best city to live in India vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 5518th and 632nd 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
$3.08
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$6.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$2025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$1485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$495
$3592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$2650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.5
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.4
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1903
$25175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$16126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.12
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$24.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.38
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.7
$77.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.4
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$1026
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4350
$22890

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Distance City Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi Tumkur
$332
96 km or 60 mi Hindupur
$347
117 km or 73 mi Madanapalle
$334
126 km or 78 mi Mysore
$349
159 km or 99 mi Salem
$297
166 km or 103 mi Vellore
$236
166 km or 103 mi Chittoor
$300
182 km or 113 mi Erode
$285
191 km or 118 mi Anantapur
$346
198 km or 123 mi Tiruppur
$344
211 km or 131 mi Tirupati
$322
212 km or 132 mi Kadapa
$367
221 km or 137 mi Proddatur
$359
230 km or 143 mi Coimbatore
$331
244 km or 151 mi Shimoga
$335
246 km or 153 mi Davanagere
$282
266 km or 166 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
269 km or 167 mi Pondicherry
$327
270 km or 168 mi Cuddalore
$306
271 km or 168 mi Malappuram
$271
273 km or 169 mi Kannur
$320
276 km or 172 mi Kozhikode
$316
286 km or 178 mi Hospet
$262
290 km or 180 mi Chennai
$430
294 km or 183 mi Dindigul
$299
295 km or 183 mi Thanjavur
$285
295 km or 183 mi Mangalore
$389
295 km or 183 mi Nandyal
$341
298 km or 185 mi Adoni
$376
303 km or 188 mi Nellore
$533
311 km or 194 mi Udupi
$273
312 km or 194 mi Thrissur
$349
321 km or 199 mi Kurnool
$338
344 km or 214 mi Madurai
$348
362 km or 225 mi Ernakulam
$350
363 km or 226 mi Kochi
$387
386 km or 240 mi Ongole
$334
390 km or 242 mi Hubli
$349
394 km or 245 mi Kottayam
$299
421 km or 261 mi Mahbubnagar
$343

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608