Bangalore vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangalore	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$578	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1542	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$249	$809
🏘️ Family rent	$595	$1621
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1210	$1018
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	74	7
😀 Quality of life	68	61
🏙️ Population	12.3M	133K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 55% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8023rd and 4342nd ($578 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in India and Maldives, respectively. Check India vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Bangalore compared to 0.8 months in Male. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 3393rd and 5145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Male

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	Bangalore	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.37	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.15	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$3.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$767	$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$444	$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.3	$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.47%	13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2433	$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.06	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.4	$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.9	$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.91	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3497	$3225

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$378
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$331
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$337
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$325
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$330
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$243
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$308
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$338
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$307
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$306
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$329
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$380
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$340
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$346
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$325
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$352
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$310
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$287
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$304
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$350
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$279
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$433
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$334
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$289
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$433
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$382
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$572
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$298
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$298
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$351
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$355
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$368
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$394
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$351
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$357
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$316
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1515
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$370
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$331
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$289
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$250
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$280
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$316
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$394
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$368
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$306
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$549
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$636
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$298
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$492
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$484
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$437
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$428
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$287
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$355
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$350
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$334
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$340
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$435
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$304
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$561
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$306
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$338
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$289
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$325
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$330
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$433
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$534
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$298
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$578
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$310
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$378
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$346
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$352