Bangalore vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$219	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$4153
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	74	100
😀 Quality of life	68	99
🏙️ Population	12.3M	8.8M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 84% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 8398th and 58th ($533 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in India and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check India vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 1.3 months in London. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 3159th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs London

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	Bangalore	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$26090

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009