Bangalore vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangalore	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$578	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1542	$2731
🏠 One person rent	$249	$612
🏘️ Family rent	$595	$1215
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1210	$1262
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	74	96
😀 Quality of life	68	74
🏙️ Population	12.3M	13M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 46% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8023rd and 5091st ($578 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in India and Russia, respectively. Check India vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Bangalore compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 3393rd and 1280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Moscow

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	Bangalore	Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.37	$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.15	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$767	$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$444	$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.3	$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.47%	17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2433	$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.06	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.4	$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.9	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.91	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3497	$11652

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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 Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$736
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$743
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$797
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$583
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$633
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$672
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$566
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$660
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$606
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$490
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$590
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$507
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$616
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$515
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$533
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$498
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$623
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$507
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$471
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$450
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$541
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$461
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$401
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$551
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$639
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$480
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$508
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$457
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$419
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$298
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$447
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$415
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$467
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$376
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$514
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$469
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$449
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$451
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$541