Bangalore vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$219	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$3902
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	74	100
😀 Quality of life	68	100
🏙️ Population	12.3M	5.03M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 76% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8398th and 1365th ($533 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in India and Australia, respectively. Check India vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 3159th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Melbourne

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	Bangalore	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$19705

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963