Bangalore vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$5318
🏠 One person rent	$219	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$2170
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$4608
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	74	71
😀 Quality of life	68	89
🏙️ Population	12.3M	888K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 76% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 8398th and 1378th ($533 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1239th 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 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 2.1 months in Indianapolis. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Indianapolis ranked 44th in the United States, while ranked 3159th and 191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Indianapolis

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	Bangalore	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$1026
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$2421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$1776
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$1949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$1579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$4.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$5.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$8.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$1868
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$27149

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890