Bangalore vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: November 06, 2023

	Bangalore	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$606	$934
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1515	$2378
🏠 One person rent	$261	$509
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$1000
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.5	$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1479	$1130
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	73	95
😀 Quality of life	71	74
🏙️ Population	12.3M	12.5M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 35% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7412th and 5667th ($606 vs $934) 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 2.4 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 2405th and 1369th 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	$3.88	$6.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.1	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.55	$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$644
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$390
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$729	$1381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$62
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.7	$91.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.2	$5.76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.77%	10.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2598	$5357
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1229	$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.5	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.77	$5.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$9.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$7.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$7.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.76	$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$5.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.2	$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.36	$25
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.88	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.2	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3858	$9193

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$281
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$326
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$341
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$333
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$326
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$298
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$360
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$288
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$328
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$286
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$346
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$342
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$324
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$336
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$344
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$304
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$332
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$323
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$319
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$295
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$296
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$385
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$322
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$429
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$310
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$328
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$377
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$302
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$309
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$388
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$337
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$333
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$287
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$334
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$373
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$378
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$323
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$328
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$318
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$349

Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$682
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$726
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$609
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$621
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$646
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$569
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$517
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$604
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$567
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$507
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$549
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$518
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$500
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$526
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$501
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$448
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$550
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$482
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$403
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$421
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$479
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$426
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$495
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$460
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$589
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$445
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$463
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$413
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$433
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$376
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$677
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$448
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$428
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$527
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$465
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$408
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$450
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$443
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$416
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$457