Bangalore vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangalore	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1260	$5942
🏠 One person rent	$221	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$384	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$4436
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	76	78
😀 Quality of life	65	90
🏙️ Population	12.3M	689K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 79% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 8500th and 832nd ($524 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 741st in India and the United States, respectively. Check India vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangalore compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Bangalore ranked 6th best city to live in India vs Nashville ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 5281st and 218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Nashville

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	Bangalore	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.4	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$6.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$1625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$2958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.1	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2084	$3558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1082	$3104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$62.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.26	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$5.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$3.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$4.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.48	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.2	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.65	$27.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.7	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$121	$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3795	$30339

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$355
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$341
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$327
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$346
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$295
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$235
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$291
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$286
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$345
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$347
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$327
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$368
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$326
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$340
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$295
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$300
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$286
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$317
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$321
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$266
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$437
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$310
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$275
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$400
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$347
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$383
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$535
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$283
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$356
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$345
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$347
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$351
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$382
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$355
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$300
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353

Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2563
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2399
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2382
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2385
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2855
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2304
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2339
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2304
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2075
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2041
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2165
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2268
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2113
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2002
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1969
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1404
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1828
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1647
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2190
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2191
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1635
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1710
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1799
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1883
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2129
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2164
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1774
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1338
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1600
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1280
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1807
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1508