Bangalore vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangalore	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$2732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1259	$6311
🏠 One person rent	$223	$1782
🏘️ Family rent	$387	$3096
🍽️ Food expenses	$186	$654
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.9	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$266	$4305
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	76	94
😀 Quality of life	63	78
🏙️ Population	12.3M	467K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 81% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 8579th and 524th ($523 vs $2732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 453rd 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 1.6 months in Long Beach. Bangalore ranked 10th best city to live in India vs Long Beach ranked 282nd in the United States, while ranked 5518th and 992nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Long Beach

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	Bangalore	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.08	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.17	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$5.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$1919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$1544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$3153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$2806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.9	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.5	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.4	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.67%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1903	$7165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.12	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.38	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$7.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.47	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.7	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.58	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.3	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$1666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4350	$22757

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3078
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3718
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2695
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3051
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2835
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2688
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2892
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3744
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2820
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3193
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2698
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3227
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2827
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2930
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2810
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2803
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3199
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2847
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2850
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3020
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2815
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3055
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2769
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3059