Bangalore vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangalore	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1259	$2822
🏠 One person rent	$223	$805
🏘️ Family rent	$387	$1397
🍽️ Food expenses	$186	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.9	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$266	$866
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	76	8
😀 Quality of life	63	64
🏙️ Population	12.3M	133K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 60% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8579th and 4552nd ($523 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in India and Maldives, respectively. Check India vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bangalore compared to 0.7 months in Male. Bangalore ranked 10th best city to live in India vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 5518th and 5347th 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	$3.08	$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.17	$9.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$1472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$1144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.9	$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.5	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.4	$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.67%	14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1903	$2247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.12	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.38	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.47	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.7	$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.58	$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.3	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4350	$3300

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1379
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$348
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$303
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$251
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$269
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$299
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$387
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$350
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$293
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$609
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$676
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$349
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$487
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$414
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$271
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$348
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$316
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$299
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$331
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$447
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$320
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$554
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$344
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$285
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$285
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$349
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$297
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$389
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$544
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$273
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$523
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$332
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$335
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327