Bangalore vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangalore	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$3241
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1259	$7578
🏠 One person rent	$223	$2025
🏘️ Family rent	$387	$3537
🍽️ Food expenses	$186	$870
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.9	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$266	$4156
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	76	58
😀 Quality of life	63	85
🏙️ Population	12.3M	351K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 84% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 8579th and 117th ($523 vs $3241) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 83rd in India and the United States, respectively. Check India vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bangalore compared to 1.3 months in Honolulu. Bangalore ranked 10th best city to live in India vs Honolulu ranked 139th in the United States, while ranked 5518th and 438th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Honolulu

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	Bangalore	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.08	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$105
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.17	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$7.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$4.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$1695
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$4086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$3027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.9	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.5	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.4	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.67%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1903	$8726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$7721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$86.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$5.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$6.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.12	$7.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$6.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$4.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$6.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$3.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$2.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$4.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$4.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.38	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.47	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.7	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.58	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.3	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$1887
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4350	$23744

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Cities near Bangalore

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 Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2925
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2643
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3147
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2821
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3544
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2467
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$539
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1510
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1507
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2088
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2588
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3255
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3252
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3264
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3282
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2840
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2948
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4102
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3346
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3309
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3182
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4040
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2802
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3831
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3593
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3359
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$538
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3604
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3771
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2873
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1923
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3083
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3058
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3254