Bangalore vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bangalore	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$585	$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1563	$5197
🏠 One person rent	$239	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$571	$2400
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.7	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$3867
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	74	91
😀 Quality of life	70	94
🏙️ Population	12.3M	1.49M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 73% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 7797th and 1315th ($585 vs $2188) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in India and Germany, respectively. Check India vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bangalore compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 2674th and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Munich

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	Bangalore	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.88	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$4.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$445	$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45	$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3402	$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1685	$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.02	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.06	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.17	$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.6	$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.4	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.5	$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.1	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3732	$18334

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$399
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$359
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$367
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$321
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$328
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$269
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$415
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$319
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$383
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$327
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$337
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$356
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$350
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$358
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$417
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$369
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$339
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$326
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$325
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$337
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$391
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$358
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$434
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$341
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$357
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$424
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$337
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$350
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$343
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$379
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$302
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$350
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$309
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$358
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$391
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$326
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$361
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$348
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1803
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1758
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1794
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1763
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1755
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1748
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1728
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1603
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1698
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1608
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1576
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1733
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1634
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1668
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1206
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1660
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1646
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1751
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1663
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1560
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1537
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1663
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1481
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1533
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1517
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1575
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1505
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1937
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1516
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1720
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1585
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1438
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1582
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1487
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1546
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1585
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1691
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1599