Bangalore vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$219	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$1263
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	74	7
😀 Quality of life	68	62
🏙️ Population	12.3M	133K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 59% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8398th and 4205th ($533 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in India and Maldives, respectively. Check India vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 1 months in Male. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 3159th and 4917th 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	$3.18	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$3201

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360