Bangalore vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangalore	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$3331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1227	$7928
🏠 One person rent	$216	$2072
🏘️ Family rent	$375	$3682
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$911
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.1	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$211	$4111
😷 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 85% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 8636th and 79th ($507 vs $3331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 59th 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 0.4 months in Bangalore compared to 1.2 months in Honolulu. Bangalore ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Honolulu ranked 143rd in the United States, while ranked 5497th and 433rd 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	$2.64	$23.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.7	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$9.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$8.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$4.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$2390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$1716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$4305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$3150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.9	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.4	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.61	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.57%	6.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1811	$8773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1018	$7272
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.37	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$6.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$5.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$8.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$18.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$7.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$5.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$6.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$2.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$4.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$4.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.18	$12.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.36	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.54	$3.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.22	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.81	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.8	$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$2145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4228	$26966

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$303
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$339
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$320
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$332
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$283
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$232
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$302
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$274
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$331
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$330
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$306
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$348
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$339
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$313
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$318
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$264
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$297
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$322
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$294
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$259
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$312
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$315
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$250
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$409
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$290
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$275
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$379
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$325
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$359
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$508
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$265
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$335
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$317
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$342
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$329
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$372
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$317
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$333
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$268
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$327

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2997
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2649
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2760
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2676
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3302
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2888
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3565
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2463
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$526
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1497
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1499
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2364
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3245
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3264
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3261
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3276
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2889
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2968
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4178
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3310
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3286
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3181
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2903
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3797
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3577
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3357
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$526
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3588
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3728
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2905
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1936
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3102
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3086
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3194