Bangalore vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Bangalore Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$482
$2884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1288
$6543
🏠 One person rent
$179
$1998
🏘️ Family rent
$421
$3776
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$495
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1152
$2843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
71
100
😀 Quality of life
71
91
🏙️ Population
12.3M
7.5M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 83% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 8533rd and 63rd ($482 vs $2884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Bangalore compared to 1 months in Hong Kong. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 2048th and 99th 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
$2.74
$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.4
$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$5.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$7.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$212
$2462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$128
$1711
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$567
$4715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$325
$3295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.1
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.58%
2.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1726
$31248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$843
$20660
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$2.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$3.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.12
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$24.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.92
$19.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.13
$7.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.11
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$84.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.47
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.05
$35.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$88.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.3
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$118
$755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2497
$18730

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Distance City Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi Tumkur
$272
96 km or 60 mi Hindupur
$328
117 km or 73 mi Madanapalle
$331
126 km or 78 mi Mysore
$329
159 km or 99 mi Salem
$357
166 km or 103 mi Vellore
$300
166 km or 103 mi Chittoor
$363
182 km or 113 mi Erode
$286
191 km or 118 mi Anantapur
$332
198 km or 123 mi Tiruppur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Tirupati
$382
212 km or 132 mi Kadapa
$337
221 km or 137 mi Proddatur
$329
230 km or 143 mi Coimbatore
$351
244 km or 151 mi Shimoga
$323
246 km or 153 mi Davanagere
$310
266 km or 166 mi Tiruchirappalli
$352
269 km or 167 mi Pondicherry
$315
270 km or 168 mi Cuddalore
$331
271 km or 168 mi Malappuram
$296
273 km or 169 mi Kannur
$276
276 km or 172 mi Kozhikode
$359
286 km or 178 mi Hospet
$332
290 km or 180 mi Chennai
$415
294 km or 183 mi Dindigul
$332
295 km or 183 mi Thanjavur
$322
295 km or 183 mi Mangalore
$325
295 km or 183 mi Nandyal
$335
298 km or 185 mi Adoni
$332
303 km or 188 mi Nellore
$299
311 km or 194 mi Udupi
$344
312 km or 194 mi Thrissur
$311
321 km or 199 mi Kurnool
$280
344 km or 214 mi Madurai
$354
362 km or 225 mi Ernakulam
$341
363 km or 226 mi Kochi
$361
386 km or 240 mi Ongole
$333
390 km or 242 mi Hubli
$325
394 km or 245 mi Kottayam
$288
421 km or 261 mi Mahbubnagar
$332

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2380
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$1079
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$686
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1610
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$612
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$762
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$757
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$702
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$863
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$709
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$648
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$668
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$692
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$730
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$724
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$716
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$718
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$760
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$701
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$1049
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$661
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$732
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$721
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$656
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$516
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$689
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$700
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$788
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$658
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$775
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$717
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$689
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$744
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$831
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$597
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$697
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$812
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$705