Bangalore vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangalore	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1227	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$216	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$375	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.1	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$211	$4482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	76	99
😀 Quality of life	63	93
🏙️ Population	12.3M	3.9M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 85% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 8636th and 62nd ($507 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Bangalore ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 5497th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Los Angeles

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	Bangalore	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.64	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.7	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.9	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.4	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.61	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.57%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1811	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1018	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.37	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.18	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.36	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.54	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.22	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.81	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.8	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4228	$23685

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000