Bangalore vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangalore	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$2226
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1259	$5309
🏠 One person rent	$223	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$387	$2217
🍽️ Food expenses	$186	$693
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.9	$80.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$266	$3883
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	76	85
😀 Quality of life	63	89
🏙️ Population	12.3M	384K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 77% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 8579th and 1435th ($523 vs $2226) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1194th 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 0.5 months in Bangalore compared to 1.7 months in New Orleans. Bangalore ranked 10th best city to live in India vs New Orleans ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 5518th and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs New Orleans

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	Bangalore	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.08	$23.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.17	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$1444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$2576
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$1777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.9	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.5	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.4	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.67%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1903	$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$1749
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$3.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.12	$4.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$3.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.38	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.47	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.7	$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.58	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.3	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$1551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4350	$10147

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$332
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$347
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$334
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$349
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$297
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$236
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$300
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$285
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$346
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$344
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$322
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$331
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$335
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$282
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$271
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$320
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$316
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$262
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$299
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$285
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$389
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$341
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$376
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$533
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$273
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$349
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$348
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$350
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$387
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$349
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$299
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343

Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2143
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2038
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1772
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2062
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1720
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1705
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2146
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2045
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2052
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1753
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1852
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2077
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1693
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1933
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1807
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1698
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1672
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1950
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1812
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1809
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2095
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2240
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1953
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2099
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1766
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2093
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2023
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2102
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1881
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1971
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1992
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1615
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1917
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1844
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1605
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1962