Bangalore vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$3063
🏠 One person rent	$219	$469
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$1083
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$1589
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	74	94
😀 Quality of life	68	86
🏙️ Population	12.3M	4.04M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 50% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8398th and 5000th ($533 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in India and Taiwan, respectively. Check India vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 3159th and 302nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs New Taipei

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	Bangalore	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$1348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	2.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$9392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$4811
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$8.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$2.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$9.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$9.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$15.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$515
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$18855

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1181
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$875
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$967
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$731
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$821
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$897
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$728
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$894
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$813
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$796
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$770
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$747
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$669
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$625
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$788
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$814
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$648
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$644
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$627
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$681
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$823
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$688
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$630
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$671
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$603
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$682
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$649
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$601
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$587
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$677
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$616
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$451
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$671
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$581